By: Cedric McClester

You **** right
I’m owed a debt
That you haven’t
Repaid yet
And as you might
By now suspect
That I intend
To collect

You **** right
I’ll take your cash
But cash cannot
Remove the lash
Nor can it
Remove your mask
Or the air of superiority
In which you bask

You **** right
I’ve been aggrieved
In so many ways
You can’t conceive
And I’m owed more
Than an apology
Or deferential treatment
At  a college see

You **** right
I’m still mad
More than my ancestors
Were treated bad
I’ve been scorned  
And been 'buked
Had my back broken
And my shoulders stooped







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Words by: Cedric McClester

From his conception
Donald Trump was a zero
While General Colin Powell
Was a natural born hero
And much like the Roman Emperor
Nero
Or Vice President Agnew - Spiro
Donald Trump is a villian an antihero

Trump is not fit to shine
General Powell’s shoes
Or stand in his shadow
Which he’ll disabuse
But that’s only because
He’s convinced or confused
That he’s the only one worthy
Of headlining the news

Trump is the devil
Without a disguise
A clear and present danger
Word to the wise
A threat to democracy
Which we should realize
Who remains as dangerous
As the crow flies

Now General Powell
Has finally transitioned
Having achieved
His every ambition
While Donald Trump
Remains on a mission
To recapture what he lost
So he’s still fishing







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By: Cedric McClester

If democracy is bound to fall
Because the base is heeding his call
Though their numbers are relatively small
What’s the point in holding a town hall?
If we’re losing our right to vote
And Republicans vote by rote
Although it’s a sour note
Their rising tide is sinking our boat

If they’re changing our voting laws
On the basis that they have some flaws
And their reasoning is just because
They’ve been lied to without a pause
If we don’t believe in having a king
Then here is the funny thing
We’ve already felt his sting
And his words have a familiar ring

If we're returning to the dark ages
By turning back our history pages
And not enough of us find it outrageous
Then the results are bound to be contagious
If we realize he’s a mess
Then we might as well confess
We’ve lost our freedom nevertheless

If not enough of us are prepared to fight
And we’re walking gently into that bad night
Cos not enough of us are uptight
About losing a basic right
If we’re not gonna go for broke
And just accept the okey doke
Then we’re about to drown or choke
Cos they think of us as a joke








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(Verse-1)
Can a broken heart be mended
If it’s torn
Cos the love of his life
Is gone?
Or will he just have to somehow learn
How to move on (how to move on)
Despite the fact
That the curtain has been drawn?

(Verse-2)
That chapter of his life
Has been closed
Though memories linger
I suppose
But that’s how
It sometimes goes (sometimes goes)
Still the heartache
Always shows (still shows)

(Bridge)
Can a broken heart be mended
If it’s torn
Cos the love was rescinded
Now long gone?
Does It just make you
Feel forlorn
Or do you
Start to thinkingl you’ve been scorned?

(Verse-3)
Ya can’t help but think
Of your past
When you thought
That your love would last
But now that the dye
Has been cast
Forever seems to go by
Too fast

(Verse-4)
So the question
Still remains
Through the echols
Of The refrains
Constantly
The memory pains
Cos she always
Stays on your brains

(Outro)
Can a broken heart be mended
If it’s torn
Cos the love of his life
Is gone?
Or will he just have to somehow learn
How to move on (how to move on)
Despite the fact
That the curtain has been drawn?

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By: Cedric McClester

All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk
People that’s no joke
Some you’d love to  hug and kiss
Others you could choke
Some will be there when you need
Someone to go for broke
Others hang around your neck
Like a wooden yoke

Every brother ain’t a brother
Same or different mother
Some you feel a natural bond with
Others you wanna smother
Some you’re really glad to see
Others make you run for cover
Some can have you deceived
Up until you discover

Every friend ain’t a friend
Who’ll be there to the end
Although that’s the message
That they try to send
Some are in you corner
Up until the very end
Others are the kind
Who fool you and pretend

All that glitters isn't gold
Despite the size
Of your bank roll
Often the karatis you are told
Isn’t always
What you’re sold
Cos even slicksters
Can be rolled
















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By: Cedric McClester

Now I know there are those
Who’d like me to change the subject
Of how close America came
To becoming a banana republic
Of course I’m talking about
The machinations of one Donald Trump
On and off of
The campaign stump

2020 marked the year
When America came
So very near
To becoming a place
That we all need to fear
And Donald Trump
Made that very clear
This is not hyperbole I’m being sincere

He tried to get the Justice Department
To go along
With his tied and tried
“I’ve been robbed!” song
But received such push back
From the DOJ throng
That he thought better of it
Though he came on strong

If karma and justice
Didn’t fail
Donald Trump would be somewhere
Sitting in jail
Doing his best to
Try to raise bail
By looking for donations
Sent in the mail






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By: Cedric McClester

She’s the manifestation
Of love I see
That’s deeper than
A mere memory
Residing somewhere
Inside of me
She’s my essence
And my epitome

She’s all that a young man
Could have hoped for
Someone who molded
His very core
And made him
The man that he became for sure
And of course I could go on
To tell you more

She knew how to build
My self-esteem
And taught me how
To hope and dream
And although she was part
Of a grander scheme
I pray that my platitudes
Aren’t too extreme

She’s the manifestation of
All that was good
And I thank God for her
As I knock on wood
For she was a blessing
Which I understood
And I loved her then
As I always would








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