People say their free
while they bow and grovel to
some hierarchy

                         Kelly McManus

Geniuses don't build
things that can destroy us all
but idiots do...Kelly McManus

A simple question
human beings need to choose
living or dying

                             Kelly McManus

Drank so much last night
put my brain in a stir-fry
dumpling me in bed

                             Kelly McManus

The way it stands now
only insects will survive
mans stupidity...Kelly McManus

Indoctrinated
societies are programed
to never be free...Kelly McManus

Stop funding doctors
and lawyers and warriors
and profit in peace

                   Kelly McManus

Where's the human mind
after we're computerized
give them the boot now

                 Kelly McManus

World's a petri dish
just waiting for the next germ
to make us all squirm

                          Kelly McManus

Life's always better
no matter mood or weather
when topped with whipped cream

It's a small circle
outside looking in around
the academics
                           Kelly McManus

Your gadgets control
your heart and soul until you
become a machine

                Kelly McManus

You'll never find peace
in a military world
nor will you be free...Kelly McManus

On a tranquil pond
was a beautiful swan
swimming figure eights
                                          Kelly McManus

Science stumbles on
creating their germs and bombs
until we're all gone...Kelly McManus

Nothing up their sleeves
so where did everything go
into deep pockets

                                       Kelly McManus

File it away with
all of the lost memories
a love that couldn't be
                                  Kelly McManus

Uh-Oh! Viewership
sinking, better write some fluff,
not cake party stuff.

                                Kelly McManus

I like eating rice;
so they can feed the leaders,
better things than me!

                             Kelly McManus

No implied consent
switch off mics and cameras
training means railroad
                                           Kelly McManus

A single file world
that marches in single file
eyes front never smile

                Kelly McManus

Mad dog running wild
all the frothing on its teeth
framed a growling smile

                  Kelly McManus

Own self interests
owning everything they can
don't let them own you

                      Kelly McManus

Your wants and needs which
one is worth more one you use
the other you store

                                Kelly McManus

People talk about
nothing and then they complain
when nothing gets done
                                            Kelly McManus

What's wealth really
imaginary concept
just like that your free

          Kelly McManus

No can't change your mind
they did when you we're a kid
now you're a lost cause

                          Kelly McManus

Chirping Banyan tree
Lahaina town on Maui
pleasant memories...Kelly McManus

If suicides a sin,
that excludes you from heaven,
go on, build more bombs!

                                 Kelly McManus

I remember,
when the things they taught me,
seemed to mean something,
until the day came when I realized,
the things they taught me;
they didn't believe in any way,
so what I was taught,
meant less than nothing.
Now I'm back to square one,
following the sun,
with the wind in my sails,
going my own way, on a calm sea,
with dolphins leading me,
away from the hypocrisy.
                                                Kelly McManus

Where is mankind now
enslaved by overlords and
using oxen plows

                  Kelly McManus

Warriors of peace
what bigger contradiction
than that affliction

                  Kelly McManus

After a light rain
a doe in the forest stops
just to smell the air

              Kelly McManus

So tell me what then
once they lead you to the end
because you let them...Kelly McManus

Heimlich maneuver,
bit off more than you can chew;
I love a good gag.

                              Kelly McManus

Democracy, who
speaks for thee, military;
yes, they fight for piece!

                  Kelly McManus

What do they teach you
that we all need to spend more
on weapons of war...Kelly McManus

All their witchdoctors
incubate new diseases
while rattling snakes...Kelly McManus

You allow dark clouds
and at the end of their reign
you flow down the drain

                                         Kelly McManus

God is in us all,
it's just a matter of,
answering the call.

            Kelly McManus

All of your knowledge
and power worthless compared
to life's preciousness

                                   Kelly McManus

With clarity I
see all my enemies try
to destroy my life

           Kelly McManus

If they have their way
living things we have today
won't live much longer...Kelly McManus

Why do the fish glow
and the counter read so high
man and his wisdom
                                     Kelly McManus

Recognize their script
they read it to you daily
obey is its theme

               Kelly McManus

Where would the worker
bees be without their fair share
of royal jelly?

                             Kelly McManus

It's our life or death
watching the pendulum swing
while we do nothing

                          Kelly McManus

Foolishly they split
themselves into opposing
teams with the wrong goal

                     Kelly McManus

Frittering away
another day while you stay
intoxicated
  
                    Kelly McManus

Because you let fools
rule you death has a finger
poised to press Kaboom

               Kelly McManus