61/M/USA, RI Just trying to make people smile in four lines. Have a blog called Rhymesomereason.com. Most poems on blog are not on this site. Have a Facebook page where I make humorous little statements and comments on my poems. Facebook is under my Name Joe Marcello 64 followers / 1.2k words
The freedom of speech, assembly, and dissent On the surface seems we are all in agreement In reality, there is far too many people Who are only believers when it's convenient
Necessity is the mother of invention That is how the entrepreneurs were handsomely paid But when it comes to social political problems Perpetuating the woes is where money is made
Add the species comedian to the endangered species list For their offending words must be silenced And even the phrase punchline Is now considered an act of violence
The virus does not frighten me Because sooner or later people will be fine But the one thing that scares the hell out of me Is how willing we were able to fall in line
Discussing the idea of a parallel universe Is often intriguing and really kind of fun But what really elicits my interest Is the idea there's a perpendicular one
Our founding fathers were great forward thinkers They realized that a representative government was strong and sound And that a true democracy was nothing more than mob rule Which will eventually rear it's ugly head only to tear things down