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959 · Apr 2021
MOURNING THE MORNING
Joe Marcello Apr 2021
I really don't like going to bed at night
My mind gets going around midday
I kinda like being a night owl
I never cared for worms anyway
426 · Dec 2019
LOOKING GOOD
Joe Marcello Dec 2019
When looking for a new doctor
For me the best of all
Is one that's overweight and a smoker
And reeks of alcohol
352 · Nov 2022
Relatively Speaking
Joe Marcello Nov 2022
So many events have occurred
For reasons we cannot conjure a clue
That someone from the future has never intervened
Tells me time travel can never be true
344 · Apr 2021
WHATS THE MATTER YOU
Joe Marcello Apr 2021
The world needs an Italian grandmother
Dispensing wisdom and clarity by the cup
With a gentle slap across the back of the head
Followed by a simple utterance, smarten up
312 · Jan 2021
CON DESCENDING
Joe Marcello Jan 2021
News media, print media, social media, so many voices
All striving to speak truth to power
Believing they are worthy of the final destination
Their prestigious ivory tower
287 · Apr 2022
TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK
Joe Marcello Apr 2022
With cancel culture and the banning of words
Free speech is being put in its place
When comedians can no longer make a joke
Now that's a real slap in the face
270 · Jul 2021
PER SENSE LESS
Joe Marcello Jul 2021
Beware of the mathematical boogeyman
Such a large increase, such a large decline
Never show the actual figures
Scariest numbers have a percent sign
259 · Dec 2021
WRITE OR WRONG
Joe Marcello Dec 2021
All the social media companies in the world
Unfortunately had to react
They handed all the people a pen and a paper
And decided hey, you can't write that
259 · Apr 2021
SMILING DOWN UPON YOU
Joe Marcello Apr 2021
I've notice there are very few God jokes
Why do comedians let that subject be
God graciously gave us a great sense of humor
Why would God forbid the use against thee
250 · Sep 2021
VINE TUNING
Joe Marcello Sep 2021
Many humans have a fascination with wines
Consumption of them is their great escape
I'm just an old Coca Cola drinker
To me they're just a bunch of old grapes
248 · Dec 2019
NO DRIVE
Joe Marcello Dec 2019
Soon self-driving cars will be the norm
And we will long for the days behind
Because we are unable to just go for a ride
Without a destination in mind
242 · Apr 2022
SICK OF IT
Joe Marcello Apr 2022
I long for the days before the Internet
When ignorance was bliss and life was carefree
Now with every ache and pain, I've become aware
Of just how many diseases it could be
239 · Feb 2021
K9 OUT OF 10
Joe Marcello Feb 2021
I commanded my dog to sit, he stood
Now go fetch a stick, he stayed resting
Told him to roll over, he begged
I'm now against animal testing
233 · Mar 2021
NO CALM MEANT
Joe Marcello Mar 2021
When dealing with issues in your family
It's easy to get overrun
Seems a cinch to make a lot of people angry
Then it is to please everyone
229 · Jan 2021
RED DAWN
Joe Marcello Jan 2021
They say the early bird gets the worm
I believe that is certainly true for some
Sure, there are certain advantages
Stealing your neighbors newspaper for one
222 · Mar 2021
A WHITE CAR NATION
Joe Marcello Mar 2021
Have you looked at the automobiles in a parking lot lately
All the makes and models look the same
We are all the victims of conformity
And we only have ourselves to blame
193 · Feb 2021
MIND AND YOURS
Joe Marcello Feb 2021
They gather in a herd but bare no wool
Words and thoughts forever in sync
No idea how dangerous they are
All the proud members of group think
168 · Jan 2021
WRITERS BLOCK HEAD
Joe Marcello Jan 2021
So big tech, the media, and Democrates will team up
They will be the arbiters of what is now true
These television and print journalists will all be cheering
Not realizing they'll be a day they come for you
167 · May 2022
THE BABY AND BATHWATER
Joe Marcello May 2022
There are many advocates for voting rights
They say, more people voting, the better in touch
Although when it comes to voting for abortion rights
Wouldn't you know it? Maybe not so much
154 · Mar 2022
A NO VOTE
Joe Marcello Mar 2022
Imagine when scientists find the center of the universe
And how does all this space and time fit
Watch for the surprise of the politicians when they realize
That they are not the center of it
154 · Apr 2022
EXIT STAGE REICH
Joe Marcello Apr 2022
President Putin has always had a plan to extricate himself
In case he was unable to take this hill
He will claim victory by eliminating the Nazis
As he sticks the rest of the world with the bill
152 · May 2022
EGGED ON
Joe Marcello May 2022
All this talk about genders is a bit confusing
All emotions have been torn
But then again, I was a man trapped in a woman's body
Until the day I was born
150 · May 2020
TICK TOCK
Joe Marcello May 2020
The most precious commodity in the world is time
As you grow older this gets easier to admit
So young people please don't go to your grave
Realizing you've spent colossal amounts wasting it
147 · Aug 2021
OPEN FLY
Joe Marcello Aug 2021
Submitted for your approval
A question to massage your brain
If birds had gone extinct with the dinosaurs
Could we have invented the plane
144 · Dec 2020
MARK OF THE DEVIL
Joe Marcello Dec 2020
There is a new endangered species
No dissent is the road we embark
The mourning of the greatest punctuation
The tragic death of the question mark
143 · Dec 2019
Slippery Slope
Joe Marcello Dec 2019
When walking though a local cemetery
I couldn't believe it was real
There lying next to an open grave
The proverbially banana peel
142 · Aug 2021
WING AND A PRAYER
Joe Marcello Aug 2021
Found a dead bird on my bird feeder today
Now fowl play is what I believe
Seems to be a new bird in town
I pray his message was received
137 · Jul 2021
SUNDAY MASK
Joe Marcello Jul 2021
Face protection is no longer required
For the returning congregation on Sunday Morning
Everything seems to be back to normal
Without the ability to conceal the yawning
129 · Dec 2019
I Need a Raise
Joe Marcello Dec 2019
A single dose of ****** cost fifty bucks
That price is quite a fright
Add in dinner and a *******
You're talking a very expensive night
128 · Jan 2020
FORGET ABOUT IT
Joe Marcello Jan 2020
When you remember a past event
The actual event you do not recall
Your brain is remembering the last time you remembered it
So perhaps it never happened at all
125 · Mar 2021
THAT'S ALL FOLKS
Joe Marcello Mar 2021
Hail to the famous writers and commentators
With the courage for which it employs
To stand up against real evil
All those old cartoons and children's toys
It's sarcasm
123 · Aug 2021
HELPER SKELTER
Joe Marcello Aug 2021
So you want to go it alone
Asking for help is just not right
Please consider before you abandoned any assistance
Even a shadow needs a light
122 · Apr 2020
401-K9
Joe Marcello Apr 2020
Approximately 1 million dogs in the US are named as heirs
Inheriting millions after their owners pass away
Now it does seem a bit ironic
Since dogs rest in peace every day
122 · Apr 2021
WORD ASSOCIATION
Joe Marcello Apr 2021
If you are killed while working for the government
Determine assassination or ****** is what we face
Do we consider your grand significance or influence
Or should it be more about job title and salary based
118 · Mar 2022
SEEING IT THROUGH
Joe Marcello Mar 2022
I think restaurants should have menus offered in braille
So the blind can have a meal
They can now choose anything they want
Depending on how they feel
117 · Oct 2020
I THINK, I HEAR
Joe Marcello Oct 2020
Most people speak when they should be listening
More thought should be promoted
Better that your silence be misinterpreted
Then for you to be misquoted
115 · Mar 2022
INSIDE AND OUT
Joe Marcello Mar 2022
Nature seems to be a very happy place
With birds chirping and frogs croaking everything is fine
Although there are some sad moments
Of course when willows are weeping and grapes turn to whine
113 · May 2021
ALL IN COMPASS
Joe Marcello May 2021
Giving advice in the direction of life
Think before you open your mouth
Consider greatly north, east and west
For matters can go quickly south
113 · Mar 2022
THE REAL KNUCKLEBALL
Joe Marcello Mar 2022
Houses, cars, education, ect.
Money is very hard to conserve
But, I find the greatest expense of all
Is this **** ongoing learning curve
112 · Feb 2021
INVISIBLE THINK
Joe Marcello Feb 2021
Governments, business, science and world organizations
Are all a big fan
Who has the most power of persuasion
It's the boogeyman
111 · Jan 2020
TAKE A STAB AT IT
Joe Marcello Jan 2020
The famous line from the play Julius Caesar, "And you, Brutus"
Shakespeare wrote for emotion and stark
What Julius Caesar actually said was, You to, my child"
Followed by Oh, now that's going to leave a mark
109 · Mar 2021
THE HAVES
Joe Marcello Mar 2021
The people who have figured it out
And chartered through life's seasons
Never use many excuses
They followed through on reasons
109 · Mar 2020
MASKING THE TRUTH
Joe Marcello Mar 2020
Unfortunately, I have come to the conclusion
That the human race has come to terms
That we forced ourselves to this sterile life
And now are prisoners to the smallest germs
109 · Apr 2020
A LITTLE ADVANTAGE
Joe Marcello Apr 2020
Being of small stature I had to be much smarter
Many arguments and disagreements I had to quell
Because finding myself in a fair fight
Means I really didn't plan it very well
109 · Apr 2021
SHOOTING DEBRIS
Joe Marcello Apr 2021
Well you believe you have written a lousy poem
So you throw it into the trash on the spot
Please go and retrieve it
For it's called, garbage can, not garbage cannot
109 · Mar 2020
HALF FULL
Joe Marcello Mar 2020
There should be just two countries in the world
One for us optimist, dreamers, and strivers to do well
A much larger one is needed for pessimists and Debby downers
Because doom and gloom is much easier to sell
107 · May 2021
NOT OK 9
Joe Marcello May 2021
For everyone who believes their dog is loyal
I hate to inform you, that you've been *******
They play that best friend card to the hilt
They'll go to anyone who gives them food
105 · Sep 2020
JAIL BAIT
Joe Marcello Sep 2020
The excitement for the young to be involved in a protest
With the belief that all these causes seem to make sense
Just remember to think of your future
Because good jobs are rare with a felony offense
103 · Jun 2020
GOOD COP BAD COP
Joe Marcello Jun 2020
Whenever there is an unjust tragedy or event
A peaceful protest is something you can believe in
But sadly you realize it has nothing to do with justice
But, has everything to do with just getting even
103 · Dec 2020
DOUBLE- SPEAK
Joe Marcello Dec 2020
Just a year ago the media was all upset about bullying
Lots of finger pointing and blaming
But now, they're pushing hard the covid rules
They claim not bullying, it's shaming
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