Kelly McManus: Poems

55 · Apr 2021

Withstand

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Withstand

Trying to survive
amidst many warring tribes
yes I'm still alive

Kelly McManus

55 · Aug 2019

Small Talk

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Small Talk

They speak nothing said
festival of flapping jaws
quietly gaffah

Kelly McManus

55 · Oct 2019

Gurgling

Kelly McManus Oct 2019

Gurgling

Where's the common sense
that should exist in the world
down the drain it swirls

Kelly McManus

55 · Jan 2020

Complications

Kelly McManus Jan 2020

Complications

Those that you admire
will dissipate as this place
just evaporates

Kelly McManus

55 · Apr 2021

Odds Are

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Odds Are

Fifty fifty shot
whether we're gonna wise up
or lose this coin toss

Kelly McManus

55 · Feb 2020

Band, Sport, And Last Resort?

Kelly McManus Feb 2020

Band, Sport, And Last Resort?

People making noise
neanderthals running *****
push the button; please!

Kelly McManus

55 · Apr 2020

Chance Of Rain

Kelly McManus Apr 2020

Chance Of Rain

What their interests are
that keeps our world apart
once brought Noah's ark

Kelly McManus

55 · Apr 2021

Laughing At Legion

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Laughing At Legion

Goes by many names
part of the same entity
fails ultimately

Kelly McManus

55 · Nov 2019

Toothpick

Kelly McManus Nov 2019

Toothpick

The system digests
us all big and small until
your deposited

Kelly McManus

55 · Jun 2020

Thoughts Misplaced

Kelly McManus Jun 2020

Thoughts Misplaced

Your minds being swayed
by evil people making
a violent race

Kelly McManus

55 · Nov 2019

Upsell Hell

Kelly McManus Nov 2019

Upsell Hell

They bait and switch your
hopes and dreams until your left
with less than nothing

Kelly McManus

55 · Jul 2019

The Scoop

Kelly McManus Jul 2019

The Scoop

Strip mining on mars
just gotta get the gear there
for earth's gold diggers
Kelly McManus

55 · Jun 2021

Yellow

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Yellow

Tell your children why
you allow war-mongers to
decide how they die

Kelly McManus

55 · May 2021

Oops

Kelly McManus May 2021

Oops

Pushed the wrong button
launched radioactive stash
oops cinder and ash

Kelly McManus

55 · Nov 2019

Still Have A Pulse

Kelly McManus Nov 2019

Still Have A Pulse

When the last bullet's
been fired from the last gun then
I guess we'll be dead

Kelly McManus

55 · Apr 2021

State Of The World

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

State Of The World

The group as a whole
given up it's control to
raving lunatics

Kelly McManus

55 · Aug 2024

In The Shell

Kelly McManus Aug 2024

In The Shell

Birds singing in trees
and a squirrel who waits for me
to feed it peanuts

54 · Mar 2021

What Choice Do I Have

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

What Choice Do I Have

A smile on my face
I look at the human race
pathetically

Kelly McManus

54 · Sep 2021

Just Ask The F.C.C.

Kelly McManus Sep 2021

Just Ask The F.C.C.

Communications
protecting your privacy
how can you be sure

Kelly McManus

54 · Mar 2020

Counting The Days

Kelly McManus Mar 2020

Counting The Days

Delicate Balance
saving the ecology
or dying from greed

Kelly McManus

54 · May 2020

Defense Spending

Kelly McManus May 2020

Defense Spending

How much does it cost
civilized barbarians
to march to demise

Kelly McManus

54 · Nov 2020

Bid You Adieu

Kelly McManus Nov 2020

Bid You Adieu

Power of the sun
put into the hands of fools
was nice knowing you

Kelly McManus

54 · Apr 2021

Stoke

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Stoke

Generals and fools
marching the whole human race
to that fiery place

Kelly McManus

54 · Nov 2019

Gripping

Kelly McManus Nov 2019

Gripping

There's no holding on
to something that's letting go
so set your life free

Kelly McManus

54 · Jan 18

Conveyer

Kelly McManus Jan 18

Conveyer

AI takes control
assembly lines for cloning
no originals

54 · Jun 2021

Gibberish

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Gibberish

And then there is this
which will never be again
a great waste of time

Kelly McManus

54 · Mar 2020

True Enlightenment

Kelly McManus Mar 2020

True Enlightenment

Evil fights evil
trying to get ultimate
control of nothing

Kelly McManus

54 · Sep 2020

Lost And Foundry

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Lost And Foundry

So many people
worshiping the status quo
gold won't save your soul

Kelly McManus

54 · Jul 2019

Impending

Kelly McManus Jul 2019

Impending

If they only choose
to air nothing but good news
then the end is near
Kelly McManus

54 · Nov 2019

Messy Lessons

Kelly McManus Nov 2019

Messy Lessons

Not worth the effort
some people you court abort
with sort of a smile

Kelly McManus

54 · Jun 2019

Same As Ever

Kelly McManus Jun 2019

Same As Ever

Happiness is free
of any other desire
save equality
Kelly McManus

54 · Aug 2019

Wait For It

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Wait For It

You've seen the warnings
and been given enough time
yet you beckon death

Kelly McManus

54 · Apr 2021

Zero Decibels

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Zero Decibels

Peacefully silent
without the usual noise
my mind is at ease

Kelly McManus

54 · Jan 2021

Return To The Root

Kelly McManus Jan 2021

Return To The Root

Governments function
implementing corruption
not an assumption

Kelly McManus

54 · Apr 2021

Hollow

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Hollow

The animal man
barbaric nature remains
more than using brains

Kelly McManus

54 · Mar 2021

Circulation

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Circulation

Get a subscription
of someone else's vision
how you should live life

Kelly McManus

54 · Jun 2021

Tomorrows Yesterdays

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Tomorrows Yesterdays

The present future
reminiscent of the past
disaster at last

Kelly McManus

54 · Apr 2021

? x ? = !

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

? x ? = !

So what will it be
greedy forms of sovereignty
live together free

Kelly McManus

53 · Sep 2020

A Project Without Logic

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

A Project Without Logic

What's more threatening
than the weapons that exist
stupid scientists

Kelly McManus

53 · Aug 2019

Deferred Maintenance

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Deferred Maintenance

We the people are
part of the infrastructure
left in disrepair

Kelly McManus

53 · Dec 2019

Life's Good

Kelly McManus Dec 2019

Life's Good

Throw a rope over
a beam or load a chamber
pray to your saviour

Kelly McManus

53 · Mar 2021

UF-NO

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

UF-NO

Look at what they do
if you were an advanced race
you'd avoid this place

Kelly McManus

53 · Feb 2021

Irresistible Impulse To Giggle

Kelly McManus Feb 2021

Irresistible Impulse To Giggle

My thoughts are my own
far beyond regimented
control of their drones

Kelly McManus

53 · Nov 2019

Famished

Kelly McManus Nov 2019

Famished

The fly rubbed its hands
then landed on the flower
snap went the fly trap

Kelly McManus

53 · Jul 2019

Stuffed

Kelly McManus Jul 2019

Stuffed

Once upon a time
was a beast called gluttony
that devoured mankind

Kelly McManus

53 · Jan 2021

Smoke And Mirrors

Kelly McManus Jan 2021

Smoke And Mirrors

Debts that no one owes
they collect from us with threats
those are your hero's

Kelly McManus

53 · Sep 2020

Buddha laughs at mind attacks

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Buddha laughs at mind attacks

They try to provoke
you with their psychology
hurt them and they win

Kelly McManus

53 · Jul 2020

And The People In A Petri

Kelly McManus Jul 2020

And The People In A Petri

Who's patient zero
the governments of the world
your in their test tubes

Kelly McManus

53 · Aug 2019

High And Dry

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

High And Dry

Still with the peons
but you have an umbrella
now that's middle class

Kelly McManus

53 · Sep 2019

Thoughtlessness

Kelly McManus Sep 2019

Thoughtlessness

All the tomorrows
that will never come because
people were too dumb

Kelly McManus