By: Cedric McClester

For the people (by the people)
Y’all know that’s a myth
Cuz Citizens United
Was a power broker’s gift
For those they place in office
Who must repay ‘em swift
So y’all keep on believing
While I’ll be wondering if

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we presently see
If their elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

In God we trust is what
We like to say
As long as God
Don’t get in the way
Of the One Percent
Who are running things today
To them hypocrisy and greed
Is perfectly okay - but

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we presently see
If their elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

While you get a cold one
Out of the fridge
Would you mind it terribly
If we go to the bridge
I think it’s high time
That we take a break
It’s only the country
That’s ultimately at stake

Y’all don’t wanna have me
Start to cursing
But how the hell can a corporation
Actually be a person
They change their names
And identities
Like a ***** changes her drawers
And that alone should give you (reason to take pause)

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we presently see
If their elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

For the people (by the people)
Y’all know that’s a myth
Cuz Citizens United
Was a power broker’s gift
For those they place in office
Who must repay ‘em swift
So y’all keep on believing
While I’ll be wondering if




















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By: Cedric McClester,

For the people (by the people)
Y’all know that’s a myth
Cuz Citizens United
Was a power broker’s gift
For those they place in office
Who must repay ‘em swift
So y’all keep on believing
While I’ll be wondering if

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we see presently
If our elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

In God we trust is what
We like to say
As long as God
Don’t get in the way
Of the One Percent
Who are running things today
To them hypocrisy and greed
Is perfectly okay - but

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we see presently
If our elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

While you get a cold one
Out of the fridge
Would you mind it terribly
If we go to the bridge
I think it’s high time
That we take a break
It’s only the country
That’s ultimately at stake

Y’all don’t wanna have me
Start to cursing
But how the hell can a corporation
Really be a person
They change their names
And identities
Like a ***** changes her drawers
And that alone should give you (reason to take pause)

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we see presently
If our elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

For the people (by the people)
Y’all know that’s a myth
Cuz Citizens United
Was a power broker’s gift
For those they place in office
Who must repay ‘em swift
So y’all keep on believing
While I’ll be wondering if


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By: Cedric McClester

I love America
For what it could be
But it’s still racist
As far as I can see
I’m basing my conclusion
On present and past history
Which to say the least
Has been quite blustery

I love America
For it’s promise
But loving her as I do
I have to be honest
That doesn’t mean
That America is flawless
And I’m taking this opportunity
To call this

I love America
Believe me I do
Despite everything
It’s put my people through
I’m optimistic that
It can have a breakthrough
And finally do the things
That it’s supposed to do

I love America
With my heart and soul
But sometimes America
Tends to leave me cold
It’s not the nation
That’s been bought and sold
And its streets have never
Been paved with gold









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By: Cedric McClester

Let me get this straight
There are some things I hate
But at any rate
I feel the need to state
That I love America
Despite her checked past
And I want America to forever last

I love America
And I’m not ashamed
Of pointing out her shortcomings
Some I’ve even named
But I can’t think of another country
That even can compare
Or offer me the freedoms
That I enjoy right here

I love America
That’s not a euphemism
Yet that doesn’t mean
It’s beyond all criticism
When viewed under a microscope
You see a certain prism
That elucidates all of our
Schism as well as glaring isms

I love America
But I often wonder
Does she love me
Judging by
How I am treated
And the things I see
I love America
But I can’t just let her be













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By: Cedric McClester

I love you baby
And that’s very clear
So you think that
I’ll always (I’ll always) be here
But you’re neglecting me
And I’ve been reflecting - see
I might just disappear
So right now (right now) we need to clear the air

I love you baby
You know that I do
I can’t take the changes
You’re putting me through
I’m getting tired
And I thought that you knew
So don’t act as if
What I’m sayin’s not true

You take me for granted
Just tell me you don’t
But we both know the truth
So I know (so I know) that you won’t
My love is my weakness
I’ve become convinced
And that thought alone
Has me (has me) so incensed

Tell me why do you do me
The way that you do
You once was my sunshine
Now you make me blue
I should call it quits
But I’m not over you
And I may never be
Completely through

I love you baby
You know that I do
I can’t take the changes
You’re putting me through
I’m getting tired
And I thought that you knew
So don’t act as if
What I’m sayin’s not true

What does it take
To be real with me
Tell me my love
Just make me see
We can’t ignore it
Or just let it be
You’re breaking my heart
Obviously

I love you baby
You know that I do
I can’t take the changes
You’re putting me through
I’m getting tired
And I thought that you knew
But you act as if
What I’m sayin’s not true

I love you baby
And that’s very clear
So you think that
I’ll always (I’ll always) be here
But you’re neglecting me
And I’ve been reflecting - see
I might just disappear
So right now (right now) we need to clear the air











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By: Cedric McClester

I’m amazed
It took 70 days
For the Trump Administration to react
To the Coronavirus fact
Which they downplayed
Took their time and delayed
Taking constructive acton
To no one’s satisfaction

I’m amazed
That the President
Doesn’t seem phased
By his own errant ways
As he pontificates
And continues to misstate
All the scientific facts
He wants us to relax

I’m amazed
At the price he never pays
For his gross incompetence
That comes at our expense
Charging to the past
What he should have known alas!
While he finds absolution
In his verbal pollution  

I’m amazed
That even during these frightful days
He finds novel ways
To prevaricate
The things we hear him state
On national TV
Which we nightly see
Mercy mercy me








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By: Cedric McClester

Ima tell the truth
While I have this mic
We often say that we’re in love
When we’re in like
The words come out our mouths
As easily as riding a bike
And makes us feel good
Because it soothes our psych

The person we first meet
Is an ambassador
A representative of who
We thought we saw
It takes time for us to learn
A little more
To get to know the person
At their very core

Eventually we’re naked
Before the world
Every man, woman,
Child, boy or girl
It’s then that the truth
Finally will unfurl
To tell whether you have
A fake or natural pearl

I’m not here tryin’
To cause alarm
And it’s never been my purpose
To bring harm
But to be forewarned
Is to be forearmed
Because it’s so easy
For us to be charmed


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By: Cedric McClester

It may not seem that way
Out there on your own
But I’m here to say
That you’re not alone
Others have gone through
The pain that you’ve known
See it’s not just you
Who sometimes will moan

But don’t get discouraged
As you might be prone
Gather up your courage
And get a backbone
Don’t let some problems
Have you confused and thrown
Solutions can solve ‘em
As time's clearly shown

Don’t get so depressed
You ask what’s the use
Because nevertheless
That’s a poor excuse
I have to confess
Yes I’ve felt the noose
But I have been blessed
To have cut it loose

You see in the morning
The sun will rise again
With every new dawning
The dark nights will end
Hope is ever spawning
Like a new found friend
You woke up this morning
So say an amen

























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I’ve been happy
And I’ve been blue
I’ve been through some things
That you never knew
I haven’t been perfect
That much is true
Which only suggests
That I’m human too

For the public I put on
A happy face
Although inside
It feels so out of place
The tears that I’ve cried
Have long been erased
Though the salt they contained
Leaves a bitter taste

Though my life hasn’t been
A crystal stair
I’ve been transparent
And made you aware
That I have faults too
Which I’ve chosen to share
And the picture I drew
Makes it perfectly clear

I’m human too
That’s an understatement
I confess at times
That I’ve been complacent
But I’ve reached the top
From out of the basement
Cuz I didn’t stop
Much to my amazement


















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By: Cedric McClester

I’m not against
Your full breast
Or thighs
But nothing can compare
With your pretty eyes
From everything that
I’ve been told
They’re the windows of your soul

I’m not against
Making love instead
But I‘d rather explore
What’s in your head
Despite everything
I’ve already said
There’s a time and place
For making love in bed

I’m not against
Making love at all
But where or when
Is a judgement call
And often conversation
Can enthrall
And bring on foreplay
After all

I’m not against
Creating some suspense
Against the backdrop
Of the future tense
Or setting the mood
With some incense
When the potential
Often is immense

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By: Cedric McClester

Where the hell
Should I begin
She’s ugly
As homemade sin
Though she used to be
A man among men
But that was
Way back when

What in tarnation
Can I say
She threw her wife
And kids away
Cos she felt like
A woman okay
But that was
Yesterday

Now I’m not tryin’
To be cruel
But to confuse her for  a woman
I’d have to be a fool
Though what I’m saying
Might not be cool
It’s high time that she
Be taken to school

She’s six feet
Two inches then some
Even with makeup
She looks dumb
Though she might be attractive
To some
She’s confused for a woman
By none












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By: Cedric McClester

Should we decide to impeach,
What is the lesson that it would teach?
Would it be considered overreach?
Even though decorum has been breached
Does the House have the sworn duty,
To render to the country, the President’s *****?
And wouldn’t that be a thing of beauty,
Or simply a sign that the Democrats are moody?

If you can get where I’m coming from
Clearly, we’re caught up in a conundrum
That’s just as abrasive as a corundum
But Constitutionally it’s in secundum
With what’s laid out in black and white
But should we engage in that kind of fight
Knowing the Senate probably won’t do right
Should we march boldly into that good night?

How to proceed is anyone’s guess
The question is, what would be best?
Does duty call nevertheless
Or are you of the opinion that I digress
I don’t profess to have the answer
So consider me an artful tap dancer
Running in circles like a lab hamster
Contemplating how to punish a lamster

History will record where we’re now at
Whether, or not we go to the mat
Fact of the matter, it’s our turn at bat
And all of us know that we smell a rat
So, how do we propose this riddle gets solved
Should we drag it out and hope it evolves
Or like everything else watch it dissolve
Considering everything that it involves




















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I’m quarantined
Time passes slow
And I’m running
Out of dough
How far does a dollar go?
What the future holds
I don’t know?
Life’s become a real **** show

I’m quarantined
Can’t leave my house
I’m keeping company
With a mouse
I’m about to get
Myself ******
If God willing
I can stay housed

Thousands share
My sentiment
I can’t pay my
Monthly rent
And my landlord
Seems hell-bent
In kicking me out
He’s that intent

I don’t bother
Getting dressed
Speaking truthfully
I’m too depressed
And I don’t have
A job no less
But that you might
Well have guessed

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By: Cedric McClester

I’m well aware
There’s little room to spare
For Obamacare
Because I can hear
What I’d like to know
Though you told me so
Is why must it go
Even so

And I understand
That it all began
Under a black man
So is that why you pan
Everything he’s done
For each and everyone
Reasons under the sun
It’s under the gun

See I am astute
It’s ready aim then shoot
You just don’t give a hoot
If 24 million get the boot
And though it is a shame
To you it’s all the same
It’s just one big game
Different player different name

And you’re not being honest
Just to say you promised
Cos’ I’m your doubting Thomas
An out of house alarmist
You choose to mox nix it
Instead you need to fix it
Don’t create another Brixit
By being complicit



















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By: Cedric McClester

Call me a chump
But I’m with Trump
When it comes to Carson
He can’t be accused of parsing
When he says pathological
He’s being pedagogical
Using the man’s own words
Which completely under girds

What the man said
About the thoughts in his head
And it’s no more than logical
He said he’s pathological
We must wonder hard
If he’d still go that extra yard
To practice his absurdity
I know the thought’s occurred to me

Cuz if you take a look
Inside his true confession book
You’re gonna be amazed
As he recounts the different ways
He showed off his temper
With his mother front and center
Then a friend or relative
Who he tried his best to shive

It may sound like a joke
But thank God the blade broke
Then there’s the guy that he rocked
With a solid steel padlock
But no one can recall
Because the tales he tells are tall
Though he insists they’re true
But those who know him asked, "Who knew?"

















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By: Cedric McClester

Like the 400 pound man
In a basement on his bed
Conspiracy theories
Run through his head
Though it was the Russians
Everyone has said
He’s going after
Hillary’s emails instead

Now it’s the Chinese
He wants to blame
For hacking our emails
So that’s what he claims
But the American people
Are tired of his games
Despite the pictures
His imagination frames

He gets information
Right off of Fox News
And he is so tied
To their jaundiced views
That it informs
What he tends to choose
And consequently
All of us tend to lose

Intellectually speaking
He uncurious
But that doesn’t matter
To his blind trust
I’m referencing his base
Not the rest of us
Whom he tends to anger
And causes to cuss









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By: Cedric McClester

After we take our final breath
In the end all that's left
Is the legacy that we leave
And I sincerely do believe
That my mother left a lot behind
Enough for each of us to find
Some special memory of her
A private thought if you prefer
To keep inside all. to your self
Not to be shared with no one else

But what I'm most reminded of
Is her capacity to love
She reared two children of her own
And when her children became grown
She helped to rear their children too
Not the easiest thing to do
But she did it all the same
Not stopping once to complain
About the hand that she'd been dealt
Her love for them was that heartfelt

My mother moved on as we all must
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
For her a new life has begun
She fought the good fight and she won
My mother is with God now whom she faithfully served
To get the rest she well deserved
Her mission here has been completed
She has retired undefeated
Indeed she's in a better place
Having said that I rest my case!



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By: Cedric McClester

In the President’s circle,
It makes perfect  sense,
To trot out that liar,
Vice  President Pence
Although it will all
Come out in the rinse
And we are no longer
Being kept in suspense

The President’s absence
Was conspicuous
He used the Vice President
To inspire our trust
Despite the rosy picture
It was a big bust
Because the reality
Is no secret to us

If we listen to him,
“We’re in a much better place!”
Though he still refuses
To wear a mask on his face
And he won’t say the word,
In any case
Though we know he’s playing
Just to their base

The numbers are going
Right through the roof
In various places
If you need the proof
And they don’t get better
By being aloof
We opened too early
And that’s where we goofed







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By: Cedric McClester

We’ve been engulfed
In a world of drama
Since Trump’s  victory
Shook Obama
Though he has the veneer
Of being the calmer
Also erudite
While Trump’s an alarmer

Now people wonder
When will it stop
Cuz Trump’s like a bull
In a china shop
Trump jumps the shark
He’s so over the top
A smooth criminal
Someone call a cop

His victory
Came as a surprise
When the numbers were in
We began to realize
What had happened
Right in front of our eyes
And ever since then
He’s told nothing but lies

As his position
Continues to harden
He’s pardoned those
Unworthy of pardon
He’d like nothing better
Than to have killed Bin Larden
But Obama did that
So look what he’s charting














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By: Cedric McClester

I’m not trying to be
Obtrusive
But the Mueller Report
Was inconclusive
Exoneration wasn’t
Mutually exclusive
So his innocence
Remains deducive

And his old
Familiar song
Is he was right
All along
The prosecution
Had to be wrong
No collusion
Like Cheech and Chong

William Barr reached
His own conclusion
Based on the
Optical illusion
That in fact
There was no collision
By the President
For attribution

Wiliam Barr has
Thrown the first lob
NIow Congress must
Do it’s job
Mueller chose not to prosecute
That slob
So the American public
Was robbed
















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By:  Cedric McClester

Republicans are nonsensical
In defense of the indefensible
Their arguments lack principle
Because they’re reprehensible
And now we have the proof
That they’re no friends of truth
From which they are aloof
Making them worthy of our reproof

Because of their maliciousness
At this point they’re ridiculous
We can’t call them meticulous
So we don’t get their apiculus
And in their attempt to please
They get down on their knees
In the hope it will appease
A lying *** of a slease

See none are faithful to their oath
They only give up half a loaf
And what they lack in growth
We can’t help but to loathe
The party’s not what it used to be
Once they were idealistic and free
Now they seem to be up a tree
Oh golly golly me

Gone now is the party of yore
We won’t see their likes anymore
That ship has long left shore
They’re rotten to the core
So let us play a long lament
Because of our shared sentiment
Republicans seem hell-bent
And I had to find a way to vent


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By: Cedric McClester

As we shall see infidelity
While seeming to be
The latest fashion
Where there’s conviction
And passion
So even those
Who walk down the aisle
Are often betrayed by words or a smile

Increasingly
We’re beginning to see
Infidelity
Wouldn’t you agree

Let’s keep it real
There’s Bill -  (And Camille)
Knows how it feels
When tabloids reveal
The infidelity
That she didn’t see
Though it kept happening
Time and again

Increasingly
We’re beginning to see
Infidelity
Wouldn’t you agree

The unions survive
The husbands and wives
Living separate lives
Check out the archives
So what’s the reason
For their treason
Finding someone to squeeze in
Must be in season

It’s hard to respect
Those you wouldn’t suspect
Of bedding the babysitter
So you can’t blame the wives
For being angry or bitter
Cuz it never occurred
It was the babysitter
Who was preferred

Increasingly
We’re beginning to see
Infidelity
Wouldn’t you agree












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By: Cedric McClester

When he said
He fell in love, with Kim Jong-Un,
I had to ask myself,
Does he fall in love too soon?
Cuz everybody knows
That Un’s a world class goon
And also a despot
As you might well presume

Who arranged to have
His own brother killed
At a foreign airport
Just the way he willed
That’s not the only blood
That he has had spilled
If I were to name them all
This page would soon be filled

What about that man
Does he find so attractive?
Could it be his haircut?
That largely is redacted
Now their relationship
Has become protracted
While trying to cut a deal
He became distracted

All the hand patting in the world
Won’t change a single thing
If Un won’t accept the deal
That Trump intends to bring
Their meeting will be for naught
It won’t result in anything
Other than wasted time
Which has a familiar ring










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By: Cedric McClester

In Mafia parlance
Stone made his bones
By lying to the feds
In a variety of tones
Very much like
Trump’s other clones
Who were showing off
Their remaining hormones

He’s banking on a pardon
I’m willing to bet,
But that could well be
To Stone’s own regret
And if it doesn’t happen
He’ll no doubt be upset
Cuz Trump doesn’t believe
In paying a debt

Now all of Trump’s people
Are trying to guess
Whether it will happen
For Stone, more or less
But at this juncture
I fear I digress
Cuz everyone knows
That Stone caused that mess

Somebody that I consider
To be quite wise, once said
Everything that Trump touches
Eventually dies
You don’t have to be a genius
In order to surmise
Those who count on Trump
Are in for a surprise




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By: Cedric McClester

This is for Bartee
Who's in heaven hopefully
Dropping pearls of wisdom
Like only he could give 'em

When people started buggin'
He advocated huggin'
More huggin' less muggin' he said
Now he's dead

For him it was essential
To use his poet-tential
And everybody knew
He always had a poem or two

This is for Bartee, who inspired me
This is for Bartee
Who will always be a living memory
The D-Train poet, who could really flow it
This is for Bartee, who lives inside of me



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By: Cedric McClester

In my quest
To get famous
Poetry is what
My game is
Despite that
I’m still nameless
But I hope
Some day to change this

You see it’s not
For lack of trying
To imply that
Would be lying
I’ve tried hard
There’s no denying
To do my job
And I’m not crying

I’m frustrated
That’s the word
I’d like to know
If you’ve heard
So tell me
If that’s occurred
Or whether you think
It’s absurd

I’m just hoping to
Find my place
Somewhere within
The human race
I’ve been engaged
On that chase
By keeping up
A frenetic pace


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By: Cedric McClester

Inquiring minds want to know
How far will this president go?
When will he end this **** show
And how much is enough dough?
I think I know where we’re heading
The Bible calls it Armageddon
Which clearly he must be forgetting
Like a second term on which he’s betting

He puts his self-interests first
And it’s totally unrehearsed
It’s as if our country is cursed
Now it’s gone from bad to worse
Hope he gets the maximum time
For his assortments of crimes
History’s full of paradigms
Of recent and ancient times

He’s an imperial president
But a temporary White House resident
Who’s broken all sorts of precedence
And he lies with a certain resonance
So far he’s been unscathed
While riding the top of the wave
Over the wall that he wants to engrave
He’s forgotten only Jesus saves

He’s in the news everyday
I wish that he’d just go away
‘Cuz no matter what he has to say
He’s gonna lie anyway
Some men have ***** envy
And he’s in a comparison frenzy
Like that famous dog Mackenzie
Who travels around in a Benzi







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By: Cedric McClester

I can’t get inside
His head
But he negates
What Jesus said
Blessed are
The meek
Cuz he destains
The weak

He doesn’t
Really give a ****
Because he thinks
He’s Superman
Who’s immune
To Kryptonite
He take Hydroxychloroquine
Day and night

And never mind
What that portends
He doesn’t care
Whose life ends
Unless it’s relatives
Or friends
That’s his position
And it rarely bends

He has a certain
Point of view
That aligns
With Anon-Q
He sits in church
But not the pew
Like other Christians
Tend to do




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By: Cedric McClester

Instead of standing in front of a church
With a Bible in his hand
For a photo opportunity
He needs to understand
What’s inside the Bible
Providing that he can
Instead of proving cover
For the Ku klux ****

Instead of going to the shrine
Of Pope John Paul Two
A giant of a man
That you hardly knew
You see the things he stood for
You haven’t got a clue
Or you wouldn’t do
The things that you do

Instead of trying to play the role
Of some kind of dictator
By trying to take control
Of the peaceful demonstrator
Why not promote love?
But, you prefer to be a hater
Throwing  verbal bombs
Separating like a crater

Instead of doing your very best
To sow seeds of discord
So the members of your base
Feel free to jump aboard
Why  not promote a sense
Of common unity
Instead of being on the fence
Whether what I’m saying
To you, makes any sense



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By: Cedric McClester

That Viking hat wearing
Non-hesitant
Was heeding the call  
Of the President
That former
White House resident
Who fermented the seeds
Of discontent

The guy weaponizing
The American flag
By assaulting the police officer
Wasn’t a gag
It was in fact
A blatant  criminal act
Just like the guy
Heaving the bicycle rack

Let’s not forget the guy
With the confederate flag
Walking the halls of the Capitol
In order to brag
That he was there
To reverse the election
At you guessed it
The failed President’s direction

And how about the guy
Hanging off the balcony
Acting like Spiderrman
For the whole world to see?
An above average fool
If you’re asking me
Among other miscreants
Wedded to anarchy








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By: Cedric McClester

There’s no doubt
He plans to run the clock out
By going the legal route
Against the January 6th Committee
That he wants to flout
A Republican majority
Would all but guarantee
That loser’s victory

Against our worst fears
He’s been getting away for years
At least that’s how it appears
And there’s no reason for him to stop
Or to suddenly change gears
If he continues to find success
He’ll continue to do his best
Not to ever convalesce

So now his insurrection
Is underneath closer inspection
He’s practicing misdirection
Hoping to cloud our minds
Just for his self protection
But to give him a resurrection
Would be a blow to our midsection
Cos it was more than an inflection

So those trying to dismiss
What happened on the 6th
Really have me ******
Cos how can we ignore
What happened then
Or days and months before
What kind of message will it send
When the hearing reaches its end?














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By: Cedric McClester,

Internecine wars
Fought behind closed doors
Can often be the cause
That gives one pause
To stop and think
Are you heading towards the brink
Of internal disaster
Faster and faster

I read the other day
About the price one can pay
If they, let’s say
Just look the other way
And start pretending
There’ll be a happy ending
Without compromise or bending
What message would that be sending

Without a corrective pill
To address the ill
It will be with you still
And the chances are nil
That given another day
Like a child at play
It will just go away
And everything will be okay

If you don’t understand
That the issues at hand
Are complicated and
When a fire is fanned
It will only start to spreading
And God knows where it’s heading
Like a patch of rough sledding
On towards your Armageddon





















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By: Cedric  McClester

Interrogated, tortured,
Then killed
Just the way
The Saudi Prince had willed
An oppositional voice
Finally stilled
On Turkish soil
His blood was spilled

The Turks have
A surveillance tape
That would leave
Your mouth agape
The Saudi reporter
Could not escape
A sicker equivalent
Of *******

Prince Muhammad bin Salman
Hatched the plot
So ask yourself
What have we got
How can anyone
Befriend that snot?
While the bonesaw they used
Is still hot

Nine-Eleven involved
Nineteen of them
They’re the **** of the earth
Or the phlegm
We spit out our mouths
When we can
They’re worst than
The Ku Klux ****






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By: Cedric McClester

All of them
Must be unhinged
They shot that young boy
For revenge
Do they feel guilt
No not a tinge
Their actions
Makes you wanna cringe

In the cold streets
Of Chirac
That’s the way
‘dem gangsters act

It was the father
They were after
Relating the crime
Provoked laughter
Now what was funny
I don’t know
Like the depth of depravity
Some will go

In the cold streets
Of Chirac
That’s the way
‘dem gangsters act

Their deranged plan
Just causes tears
They planned to cut off
His fingers and ears
And that was depraved and bold
If the truth be told
That boy was only
Seven years old

What the hell
Is going on
How could things
Get that far wrong
And why’d their partners
Go along
I want some answers
To this song

In the cold streets
Of Chirac
That’s the way
‘dem gangsters act

It was the father
They were after
Relating the crime
Provoked laughter
Now what was funny
I don’t know
Like the depth of depravity
Some will go





















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By: Cedric McClester

In the face of terrorism here
The President was perfectly clear
The idea he wanted to share
Is freedom should be stronger than fear
Yet we will remain vigilant
Was the larger message he sent
Because we will not relent
Against enemies who are hell-bent

He indicated it’s not being paranoid
To say they would like us destroyed
But we’ve done our best to avoid
Every tactic that they’ve employed
Yet all of us must do our part
Take Congress, for instance, to start
And once more he had to insist
No guns for the folks on the no-fly list

Though terrorism is a growing disease
He did his best to put us at ease
But he didn’t resort to ******
Though the public is real hard to please
Tough talk for mere attribution
Does nothing towards finding a solution
We shouldn’t change our Constitution
While trying to seek restitution

The answer’s not boots on the ground
Nor him jerking us all around
He admits that the problem’s profound
But our response would probably astound
While nothing can be guaranteed
He refuses to let terror succeed
On that we should all be agreed
But let’s not change our nature or creed






























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By; Cedric McClester

In the home of the brave
And the land of the free
How extreme does
Extreme vetting have to be?
Are we so fearful
That the country we see
Has become unrecognizable
To our enemy’s glee

In the home of the brave
And the land of the free
We’d do well to tread
Much more carefully
Cos the xenophobia
That we now see
Isn’t winning us fans
Or new devotees

In the home of the brave
And the land of the free
We’re unwelcoming
To the frightened who flee
From Muslim countries
They’re denied entry
Into the former bastion
Of the poor and hungry

In the home of the brave
And the land of the free
We’ve changed so much
And so rapidly
That the words lose meaning
Unfortunately
And we’ve lost our soul
The whole world can see









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By: Cedric McClester

In the name of
Law and order
Their time here
Is growing shorter
Since he’s become
The nation’s chief exporter
They’re being sent back
Over the border

Even though
It doesn’t calm us
He’s keeping
A campaign promise
So why are we
Acting so astonished
At least
We’ve gotta say he’s honest

When they’re gone
What are we gonna do
About the kind of labor
That we refuse to
Who will pick the produce
That we eat?
Or mix the concrete
For the sidewalk or street

He’s telling ‘em
Open your bags and pack
So be prepared
Cos I’m sending you back
To the country that
You came from
Even though
That’s not true of some









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By: Cedric McClester

I’ve heard believers often state
In the name of religion God is great
While they produce nothing but hate
Which serves to encourage the debate
If they valued what they had
How come they always seem so mad

In the name of religion the things we do
Whether we’re Christian Muslim or Jew
Are the kind of things we should eschew
Those things we’re all taught not to do

I’ve seen some folks who proselytize
And wear religion like a disguise
But before too long you realize
They’re people that you should despise
For what they do not what they say
Cos they’re just hypocrites anyway

In the name of religion the things we do
Whether we’re Christian Muslim or Jew
Are the kind of thing we should eschew
Those things we’re all taught not to do

Some say religion should be abolished
Based on what is common knowledge
So few practice what they preach
Or truly believe the things they teach

And most religions seems convinced
That only theirs makes perfect sense
And sometimes that can be intense
When they’re not open and so hence
They require submission upon demand
But reject your beliefs out of hand



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By: Cedric McClester

Call it depression
Or even the blues
But I won’t be fodder
For the morning news
However you view it
I do not choose
To end it all now
In fact I refuse

I often feel like
I wanna check out
But suicide’s something
I rather doubt
It’s only an option
That some people flout
But it’s too complicated
To be about

Call it a rut
Or down in the dumps
I’m in a morass
See I’ve had my lumps
I’ve taken my bruises
Along with the bumps
But my heart will keep beating
For as long as it pumps

So I ‘m resigned to living
Until I draw my last breath
And I will not leave here
Until nothing more’s left
How I’m feeling now
Is no more than a test''
That life is giving me
In case you haven’t guessed





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By: Cedric McClester

I paid good money
To see your show
Not to hear you sing
Songs that I don’t know
You’ve got good chops
I admit you can blow
But I’m feelin’ robbed
Of my hard earned dough

Saw your show
And I left in doubt
Scratching my head
What was it all about
New material
But what you left out
Were audience favorites
Which gave you your clout

You didn’t even sing
Your latest hit
When you left the stage
I had a fit
And what was with that outfit
That you came out wid
It was all so stange
Ya havta admit

Saw your show
And I left in doubt
Scratching my head
What was it all about
New material
But what you left out
Were audience favorites
Which gave you your clout

I’ma fan no more
Cuz my heart has hardened
You don’t do that shhhh
At Madison Square Garden
Who you think you are
I beg yo’ pardon
You have no idea
What you have started

Saw your show
And I left in doubt
Scratching my head
What was it all about
New material
But what you left out
Were audience favorites
Which gave you your clout

You’re a modern day Nina
As in Ms. Simone
And if you keep that up
You’ll be all alone
When you come on stage
You’ll find us gone
I wonder if
That thought ever dawned

I’ma fan no more
Cuz my heart has hardened
You don’t do that shhhh
At Madison Square Garden
Who you think you are
I beg yo’ pardon
You have no idea
What you have started

Saw your show
And I left in doubt
Scratching my head
What was it all about
New material
But what you left out
Were audience favorites
Which gave you your clout


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You could be passed out on the sidewalk
And they’d walk right over you
In the fast-paced city
That’s what people often do
They develop a demeanor
That’s hard as hell to crack
I’m glad I’m from the country
And (as a matter of fact)

You can have the city
Where the buildings reach the sky
I prefer the country
As the place to live (here’s why)
Folks ask how you’re doing
And they smile when they say hi
But in the fast-paced city
They just pass you by

You could die on the side of a freeway
And they wouldn’t notice you
Even with your motor running
For a week or two
Not so in the country
Where people tend to care
About one another
And they also are sincere

See you could have a flat
On the West Side Drive
And you’d be there for hours
Until help arrived
But in the country we don’t mind
Lending a helping hand
That’s just how we are
All across this land




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By: Cedric McClester

Iran hit the Saudis,
Or so they say,
What’s that got to do with us
Anyway?
Why should we be the ones
To make ‘em pay?
When Saudiis care less
About the Houthis they slay

The war in Yemen
Isn’t justified
Countless civilians
Have already died
So why did we take
The Saudi’s side?
And how come proportionality
Hasn’t been applied

The Saudis pay cash,
Or so, the President said,
While in their Turkish embassy
The reporter laid dead
The Prince didn’t order it
From all I’ve read
So if not the Prince
Then who instead?

Since when do the Saudis
Tell us what to do?
See I don’t have the answer
Neither do you
Yet the President responds
To them, as if on cue
Leaving us with the question
Who the hell knew?



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By: Cedric McClester

I recognize that the police
Are in a difficult profession
But my demand that they do their jobs
Shouldn’t ever lessen
And if killed in the line of duty
There should be no guessing
I abhor it vehemently
So I extend my blessings

I recognize the good first
Before I cite the bad
But that doesn’t mean
I have no right ever to get mad
And when tragedy strikes ‘em
I too am among the sad
For anyone to suggest otherwise
Is more than a tad rad’

I recognize the human worth
Of everyone who exists
Which is not to say that they
Won’t sometimes be remiss
But if it’s an established pattern
I’m among the first to insist
That they be held accountable
If you get my gist

I recognize the humanity
In everyone I see
Even those who occasionally
With whom I disagree
That doesn’t mean if they’re killed
I won’t have sympathy
If I didn’t you’ll agree
It would only lessen me











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By: Cedric McClester

I remember when,
A  phone call cost a dime
And three minutes
Was the allotted time
Back then
Jaywalking was a crime
And one always
Said their prayers before bedtime

I remember
Not so very long ago
The internet that we received
Was very slow
Everybody watched
The Johnny Carson Show
And we didn’t speak
On subjects that we didn’t know

I remember when,
Iit wasn’t called old school
To believe
In something called The Golden Rule
And to believe in it
Didn’t make you a fool
Then we always tried
To get an “A” in school

I remember when,
People used to say
I hope you have
A very pleasant day
Along with
The fun games we used to play
Unfortunately
That’s all gone away




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By: Cedric McClester

Is he the President,
Or is he not?
Endowed with the powers,
That a President’s got?
Can he sign Executive Orders
Right on the dot.
Or is there a lesson
That he must be taught?

Is he the President
Of the entire US
Or just a pretender
More or less
The way that he’s treated
You’d never guess
That he won two elections
Despite all their mess

Is he the President
That the masses elected
Who twice was sworn in
You’d never suspect it
Before his nomenee
Is summarily rejected
A recalcitrant Senate
Must be corrected

Is he the President
Sworn to keep us safe?
And hasn’t he done that
At any rate
There is so much
Still on his plate
As his term winds down
There are some who can’t wait








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By: Cedric McClester

Is it a question
Or a foregone conclusion
Were they radicalized  
Or is that an illusion
I’d like to weigh in
To address the confusion
It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes
To become disillusioned

Why ask the question
If you already know
By the caliber of weapon
How far it will go
It’s understandable
Is you’re a news show
But not law enforcement
Who it’s so below

We’ve seen the movie
It’s the same old script
Shooters start blazing
And we’re in fear’s grip
Not only that
They’re also well equipped
Then the police show up
Once they’ve been hipped

Then there’s a gun fight
Bullets everywhere
Gunsmoke starts rising
And pollutes the air
The perpertrators have an attitude
Of devil may care
And nine times out of ten
They’re going down right there
















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By: Cedric McClester

Is it duplicity
That I detect?
Which confounds
The average intellect
When families are treated
With such disrespect
They say It’s not the aim
But it’s the affect

Families are forcefully
Separated
Is it any wonder why
America is hated
Even though they say
Our president is elated
His immigration policy
Needs to be debated

South Americans
Seeking asylum
Come to these shores
To escape the violence
Only to be criminalized
For their reliance
On the American dream
Which for them is silenced

Could it be
The color of their skin,
That works against
Them getting in?
If not why then ?
Because it’s a sin
To be in the predicament
They find themselves in




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By: Cedric McClester

Is it fact, or fiction?
Or just his predilection
For causing so much friction
Before his contradiction
How easily he lies
Now, he wouldn’t be surprised
If Russia actually did it
Though it took time to admit it.

We listened and were patient
Despite our aggravation
To his strange explanation
As he addressed a nation
That is used to his pedantics
But weary of his antics
Of blaming mere semantics
Like he is on some Chantix

Of course that’s a joke
I know he doesn’t smoke
Though he drinks lots of Coke
More than the average bloke
And do not ask me why?
We can count on him to lie
While attempting to deny
By way of alibi

In search of a reason
Was it weakness? Was it treason?
That led to his malfeasance
Which one should get credence?
The jury is still out,
But NO COLLUSION! he’ll still shout
Though there is little doubt
As to what it’s all about


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By: Cedric McClester,

Today everything
Is *******
There’s no subtlety
It’s all overstated
Some love it
While others hate it
Others yet
Like to debate it

Is it heaven
Or is it hell
Nowadays
It’s hard to tell
Everyone’s
Under Shaytan’s spell
It’s very clear
All isn’t well

Some celebrate
While others disparage
The mere notion of
Gay marriage
They just want
What you and me
Take for granted
Don’t you see

Is it heaven
Or is it hell
Nowadays
It’s hard to tell
Everyone’s
Under Shaytan’s spell
It’s very clear
All isn’t well

Now transgenders
Have made the call
For the right to go
Into any stall
Some tend to stumble
While others fall
They find the issue
An order too tall

Is it heaven
Or is it hell
Nowadays
It’s hard to tell
Everyone’s
Under Shaytan’s spell
It’s very clear
All isn’t well

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They say Floyd might have been
In an ****** induced haze
Introduced to the jury
To see how it plays
But that’s a common affliction
Now-a-days
So one has to wonder
Why was it raised?

They say that Floyd was anything
But a child of God
As a way of coming down on him
Extra hard
Cos “The evil that men do
Lives after them,” said the Bard
“But the good’s interred within their bones
Forever they’ll be scarred

No matter what he was
Here’s a salient fact
That was no way for Officer Chauvin
To react
I have to think it was all because
Floyd was black
One knee remained on his neck
The other on his back

Is it hoping for too much
For justice to prevail?
By any sense of the word
Chauvin belongs in jail
But we will have to see
If once again justice will fail
Or if it will triumph
Like a holy grail

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