Kelly McManus: Poems

109 · Jan 2022

A Toast

Kelly McManus Jan 2022

A Toast

Go on and join them
by following their orders
to Armageddon...Kelly McManus

109 · Mar 2021

A Caesar Salad

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

A Caesar Salad

If this continues
worldwide military rule
then we are all doomed

Kelly McManus

109 · Sep 2023

Suicide's So Taxing

Kelly McManus Sep 2023

Suicide's So Taxing

Let them build their bombs
machines that will say so long
laugh until we're gone

109 · Jan 2020

Doggone It

Kelly McManus Jan 2020

Doggone It

A wolfpack attacks
but a quick thinking deer leaps
across a deep creek

Kelly McManus

109 · Dec 2019

Training Purposes = Railroaded

Kelly McManus Dec 2019

Training Purposes = Railroaded

Recording you is
invasion of privacy
not implied consent

Kelly McManus

109 · Oct 2021

Chimps In The Petri

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

Chimps In The Petri

In the modern age
our greatest threat seems to be
science advancing

Kelly McManus

108 · Aug 2021

Couch Potatoes

Kelly McManus Aug 2021

Couch Potatoes

Think psychology's
anything more than theory
then you are crazy

Kelly McManus

108 · Feb 2021

After The Last War

Kelly McManus Feb 2021

After The Last War

Can't you use your brains
before it begins to pour
all that acid rain

Kelly McManus

108 · Dec 2019

Got Change For A Dollar

Kelly McManus Dec 2019

Got Change For A Dollar

People's pettiness
is a characteristic
the system creates

Kelly McManus

108 · Oct 2019

Flip

Kelly McManus Oct 2019

Flip

Place your bets and see
win yourself a stack of chips
or empty pockets

Kelly McManus

108 · Nov 2019

Adios

Kelly McManus Nov 2019

Adios

Only had time to
say goodbye wife once we saw
that bright flash of light

Kelly McManus

108 · Jun 2021

Disadvantageous

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Disadvantageous

Stuck on a world where
irrational behavior
seemingly favored

Kelly McManus

108 · Dec 2021

Otherwise

Kelly McManus Dec 2021

Otherwise

Demilitarized
only way mankind survives
otherwise goodbye...Kelly McManus

107 · Jun 2021

A Bank Shot

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

A Bank Shot

With prices rising
what is it they're advising
just fill their pockets

Kelly McManus

107 · Jun 2019

Almost Forgot

Kelly McManus Jun 2019

Almost Forgot

Two androids sitting
on a bench reminiscing
remember humans
Kelly McManus

107 · Apr 2021

Evanesce

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Evanesce

The lack of logic
running rampant in this world
unbelievable

Kelly McManus

107 · Jun 2019

Slaphappy

Kelly McManus Jun 2019

Slaphappy

Rocking in my chair
rotating on a boulder
just growing older
Kelly McManus

107 · Dec 2024

A While

Kelly McManus Dec 2024

A While

Sad as the world is
every once in a while
we still have to smile

107 · Dec 2021

A Glowing Example

Kelly McManus Dec 2021

A Glowing Example

Dandy lions grew
from the radioactive
goo that once was you...Kelly McManus

107 · Sep 2021

Nimbostratus

Kelly McManus Sep 2021

Nimbostratus

When all the reigns pass
clouds of darkness no longer cast
ray of sun freedom
'
Kelly McManus

107 · Nov 2021

Profiteering My Eye

Kelly McManus Nov 2021

Profiteering My Eye

Shiver me timbers
you know which flag they all fly
it's Jolly Rodger...Kelly McManus

107 · May 2021

Money

Kelly McManus May 2021

Money

What compels humans
to be so much less than their
capability

Kelly McManus

106 · Apr 2022

Establishment Nothing

Kelly McManus Apr 2022

Establishment Nothing

Implanting their dreams
into the minds of many
who will never wake...Kelly McManus

106 · Feb 2022

Past Present And ?

Kelly McManus Feb 2022

Past Present And ?

One day it will be
to late for humanity
to finally think...Kelly McManus

106 · Nov 2019

Don't Hesitate

Kelly McManus Nov 2019

Don't Hesitate

Working together
we could create much more than
a controlling state

Kelly McManus

106 · Oct 2021

Sundial Shadows

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

Sundial Shadows

Have your attachments
time and money won't let go
like the status quo

Kelly McManus

106 · Jan 23

Dunce Upon A Time

Kelly McManus Jan 23

Dunce Upon A Time

Covid's a warning
that they're too stupid to heed
no they're the disease

106 · Jul 2021

Other Dimensions Notwithstanding

Kelly McManus Jul 2021

Other Dimensions Notwithstanding

I pledge allegiance
to the universe instead
of feuding factions

Kelly McManus

106 · Jul 2024

Always Uniform

Kelly McManus Jul 2024

Always Uniform

Once again once more
their celebration of war
always uniform

106 · Sep 2024

Cogs That Boggle The Mind

Kelly McManus Sep 2024

Cogs That Boggle The Mind

Thanks to industry
we'll go back to the stone age
turn another page

106 · Jun 2019

Unscheduled Flights

Kelly McManus Jun 2019

Unscheduled Flights

When you get your wings
don't be proud or the angels
toss you off the cloud
Kelly McManus

106 · Jan 2022

Misconceptions

Kelly McManus Jan 2022

Misconceptions

What's wrong with this world
imaginary beliefs
in meaningless things...Kelly McManus

105 · Oct 2021

Brain The Size Of A Pea

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

Brain The Size Of A Pea

Weapons that they make
aren't designed to save our race
that's the missing link

Kelly McManus

105 · Jan 2020

Airfare Somewhere

Kelly McManus Jan 2020

Airfare Somewhere

Forced to fund their plans
doctors lawyers and the man
lounging on the sand

Kelly McManus

105 · Dec 2021

Vacuum Packed

Kelly McManus Dec 2021

Vacuum Packed

There was once a time
man just a fish on the sand
now found floundering...Kelly McManus

105 · Jun 2021

Blindfolded

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Blindfolded

Know this world isn't free
were all being held hostage
monetarily

Kelly McManus

105 · Mar 2022

Goodbye Everyone

Kelly McManus Mar 2022

Goodbye Everyone

Had to have your guns
military ambitions
look what you have done...Kelly McManus

105 · Dec 2019

Sent COD

Kelly McManus Dec 2019

Sent COD

Who's freedom is it
because I don't think it's yours
or mine at this time

Kelly McManus

104 · Aug 2021

We Need A New Verse

Kelly McManus Aug 2021

We Need A New Verse

News they choose to air
desensitizing us all
for when it gets worse

Kelly McManus

104 · Oct 2021

Extinction By Meteorology

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

Extinction By Meteorology

Look at the weather
not getting any better
greed and industry

Kelly McManus

104 · Dec 2021

Your Such A Good Dog Aren't You

Kelly McManus Dec 2021

Your Such A Good Dog Aren't You

State run media
what are they trying to say
just give and obey...Kelly McManus

104 · Jul 2019

Creative Financing

Kelly McManus Jul 2019

Creative Financing

If all that money
was just used to heal not hurt
you'd shovel less dirt
Kelly McManus

104 · Oct 2021

Molding Your Future

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

Molding Your Future

The world is rotting
decaying every day
it's a way of life

Kelly McManus

104 · Jun 2021

Ever Unpresent Danger

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Ever Unpresent Danger

Long after they're gone
is their global warming plan
say goodbye to land

Kelly McManus

104 · Feb 8

Rule of None

Kelly McManus Feb 8

Rule of None

Still gladiators
performing in arenas
in a thumbs down world

104 · May 2021

Nickle And Dimed To Death

Kelly McManus May 2021

Nickle And Dimed To Death

You can write letters
or carry signs while shouting
to make real change

Kelly McManus

104 · Dec 2021

Percentile

Kelly McManus Dec 2021

Percentile

Ninety nine percent
sure that life is worth more than
the one percent hoards...Kelly McManus

103 · Oct 2021

For Heavens Sake

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

For Heavens Sake

Think prayers will save you
from the mistakes that they make
better pray harder

Kelly McManus

103 · Apr 2021

Depicting

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Depicting

Bloodshed misery
they sure love their history
and want more of it

Kelly McManus

103 · Mar 2023

Human Race In Outer Space

Kelly McManus Mar 2023

Human Race In Outer Space

Science fiction books
visualizing futures
presently unseen...Kelly McManus