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93 · Jun 2020
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
Joe Marcello Jun 2020
So we have built this great society
Now normally sending a message is who we are
But the tragedy is that we realized too late
That going to far is when you went to far
93 · 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
92 · Sep 2021
A WOMEN'S SCORN
Joe Marcello Sep 2021
How do you fight the Taliban in Afghanistan
Only a few options to choose
I would have giving arms to the Afghan women
For sure, they had the most to lose
92 · Sep 2021
NOTHING TO GRAIN
Joe Marcello Sep 2021
Breakfast as a kid, Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Boo Berry
The good old days of sugar and fillers
Great products that were pulled from the market
General Mills the true cereal killers
90 · Jul 2020
NO FIX IN TIME
Joe Marcello Jul 2020
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
90 · Mar 2022
THE INNER LIMITS
Joe Marcello Mar 2022
If you want something done right, do it yourself
Well that seems very black and white
Yet, I lack any evidence
That I know how to do things right
89 · Feb 2021
OLD FAITHFUL
Joe Marcello Feb 2021
Never dismiss the thoughts of the elderly
For their words and wisdom you can trust
Because even a mop that is never used
Will still continue to collect dust
89 · Nov 2020
OFF THE CLOCK
Joe Marcello Nov 2020
There are so many people unemployed
They say they would work if they could
But, the great thing about being unemployed
Is that the hours are so good
89 · Feb 2020
I'M TOAST
Joe Marcello Feb 2020
They make all kinds of days out there
Some days my ideas are better then sliced bread
But those days are considerably overshadowed
By the days when even forward, is to far ahead
87 · Jun 2020
IS 90 DEGREES TOO HOT
Joe Marcello Jun 2020
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
86 · Jun 2020
THE BILL OF MIGHTS
Joe Marcello Jun 2020
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
86 · Nov 2020
FINAL NOTICE
Joe Marcello Nov 2020
Your attorney has drawn up your last testament
Shock on your face when you get the bill
A word to he wise
Only God can fully grant free will
85 · Dec 2020
QUICK PICK
Joe Marcello Dec 2020
The fastest object in the universe
The speed of light is what the experts claim
At 186 thousand miles per second
Wouldn't the speed of darkness be the same
84 · May 2020
THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE
Joe Marcello May 2020
What this pandemic has done to the world
By shaking people's confidence and dulling senses
Has inadvertently led us into that awful rule
The law of unintentional consequences
83 · Jul 2020
1984
Joe Marcello Jul 2020
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
83 · Oct 2020
WORLD COURT ORDER
Joe Marcello Oct 2020
The earth is in complete control
Despite the mischief that humans may cause
The laws of nature would never relinquish
Man's ability to amend said laws
83 · Feb 2020
LUV IT
Joe Marcello Feb 2020
Another of my hobbies is playing tennis
And I realized that is opposite of writing rhymes
Because some of my best poems
Come from aiming outside the lines
82 · Oct 2020
AN ARMY OF TONGUE
Joe Marcello Oct 2020
There is a group of dangerous people here
And they strategically use their forces
No guns or knifes or physical weaponry
They call themselves anonymous sources
82 · Apr 2020
SOME DATE
Joe Marcello Apr 2020
Once this virus is over there is going to be change
There will be rules implemented to keep you from harm
No handshakes, hugs, kissing, or close contact
Which is quite reminiscent of my junior prom
79 · Jan 2020
DRESSED TO KILL
Joe Marcello Jan 2020
A British lawyer wearing a kimono armed with a bat
Claimed he killed a fox that was on the loose
Now that does seem a bit strange to me
Since kimono wearers normally bludgeon deer, elk, and moose
Humor
79 · Mar 2020
PENCIL ME IN
Joe Marcello Mar 2020
Douglas MacArthur: Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword
Never encountered an automatic weapon
True but, don't ever underestimate the carnage
From the hand with a pen at its beckon
78 · Jul 2020
LAST LAUGH
Joe Marcello Jul 2020
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
78 · Aug 2020
CLOUDY FIGURES
Joe Marcello Aug 2020
There are 5000 times more fish than people
More ocean than land would be the reason why
But then again there should be 70 times more birds
Since neither compare to the amount of sky
76 · Oct 2020
MIND SET MATCH
Joe Marcello Oct 2020
Men and women are truly opposites
It's amazing that relationships last
Since women look for men with a future
Men are looking for women with a past
75 · Apr 2020
NO ILL WILL
Joe Marcello Apr 2020
I feel bad for people who are using online dating
It's impossible now to meet for coffee or tea
Who cares if you like hiking, biking, or walking on a beach
Your main attribute is being virus free
74 · Sep 2020
NUMBER 2 COMBO
Joe Marcello Sep 2020
I have the same faith with the medical experts
Forecasting what the virus death toll will be
As in, if fortune cookies could actually predict the future
You would certainly not receive them for free
74 · Feb 2020
GREECE SPOT
Joe Marcello Feb 2020
The word oxymoron is a oxymoron in itself
From Ancient Greece where language skills are strong
The word oxy meaning sharp and ***** meaning stupid
Making the use of that word, rightly wrong
73 · Oct 2020
PICTURE SHOW
Joe Marcello Oct 2020
Be careful with the images on television today
For your eyes may believe what it sees
So avoid the visions of others
And let your mind see what it believes
72 · Feb 2020
OH, THAT GUY
Joe Marcello Feb 2020
I have a friend who originally did not care for me
I guess I was judged like the cover of a book
It's amazing what can be found
When checking out where you least want to look
70 · Mar 2020
LITTLE PERSONAL
Joe Marcello Mar 2020
Over 37 trillion cells in the human body
Being served to us on a great DNA platter
***** cells are the smallest of these guys
Fortunately size doesn't matter
70 · Aug 2020
CONVENIENCE STORE
Joe Marcello Aug 2020
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
68 · Nov 2020
TWIN PEEKS
Joe Marcello Nov 2020
What if when you looked in the mirror
That it's not your reflection that you stare
It's another you in another dimension
Good at guessing what you're going to wear
68 · Aug 2020
EYE CARE
Joe Marcello Aug 2020
Note to the rioters and looters
Though justice maybe blind
All the law abiding citizens
Can all see you just fine
66 · Jul 2020
THE WRITE STUFF
Joe Marcello Jul 2020
A new look for the social media giants
Censorship is now their yearning
What we called it years ago
Was an old-fashioned book burning
65 · Jan 2020
TIME FOR NOTHING
Joe Marcello Jan 2020
In 2009 Stephen Hawkin held a reception for time travelers
He made sure that nobody else knew a thing
Sadly no time travelers showed up
They probably just didn't know what to bring
Humor
64 · Jan 2020
THE EASE OF SLEAZE
Joe Marcello Jan 2020
The political times have changed quite a bit
With phone cameras capturing an interesting view
There once was a great value in who you know
But now, it's what you know about who
61 · Aug 2020
THE CONGESTED NARROW PATH
Joe Marcello Aug 2020
I like to keep matters in perspective
Avoid the news is how it's done
I prefer using a straw to drink a beverage
Not perceiving the world through one
55 · Sep 2020
JUST APPEARED
Joe Marcello Sep 2020
There are many mysteries and questions about the Bible
It's hard to know where to begin
Starting with the pictures of Adam and Eve
Why have belly buttons drawn in
47 · May 2020
YOU PICK
Joe Marcello May 2020
I really don't like to make decisions
Because whatever I do, I seem to lose
And even if I choose not to decide
I'm still being forced to choose
46 · Sep 2020
UP THE HINDSIGHT
Joe Marcello Sep 2020
It's the campaign of could of, would of, should of
As the pundits get their knifes out for carving
While we are left to digest all this food for thought
Which leaves us all intellectually starving
45 · Apr 2020
SLIGHT DELAY
Joe Marcello Apr 2020
The speed of light is considerably faster than speed of sound
That's just one of nature's great mystique
So when you meet a person who appears to be bright
Wait until they actually speak

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