By:Cedric McClester

I hope a random act of violence
Can bring an end to the code of silence
Because a six-year-old boy was stabbed to death
And his seven-year-old female companion was left
With multiple stab wound injuries
Now the doctors are exploring contingencies
And the neighborhood is left feeling bereft
Tell me what more could be left

He was just a little baby
His mother cried, "Lord save me!"
What’s this whole world coming to
How could somebody do
What they did to her only son
But now that the deed has been done
Will the neighbors cling to their tired code
Or have the courage to unload

Things have gotten too far gone
To say they’ve not would be wrong
I know for some snitching is tough
But when is enough, enough
How many children have to die
Before the police will be able to rely
On someone stepping up to the plate
To stop the madness before it is too late




(c) Copyright 2015, Cedric McClester.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

Ya see the actual fact is
At times it’s not attractive
When we’re called to be proactive
Cos the atmosphere’s refractive
As if an insurmountable force
Things have suddenly changed course
And the protagonist has no remorse

Like the bullets a shooter packs
Or a freight train off the tracks
A reactionary reacts
Only to established facts

Don’t cha find it kinda strange
That we still argue climate change
After all those hurricanes
You’d think by now we’d use our brains
We’ve been shaken yet not stirred
Sumthin’ had to have occurred
Though silence is preferred
It should make us say my word

Like the bullets a shooter packs
Or a freight train off the tracks
A reactionary reacts
Only to established facts
And the argument’s been made
By the price already paid
For the groundwork to be laid
So our planet can be saved

So by now I think its clear
Just check out the atmosphere
Global warming would appear
To be already here
So it shouldn’t take much more
For the doubter to be sure
That the ozone layer’s core
Is sumthin we cannot ignore

Like the bullets a shooter packs
Or a freight train off the tracks
A reactionary reacts
Only to established facts

Ya see the actual fact is
At times it’s not attractive
When we’re called to be proactive
Cos the atmosphere’s refractive
As if an insurmountable force
Things have suddenly changed course
And the protagonist has no remorse




Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

Ya see the actual fact is
At times it’s not attractive
When we’re called to be proactive
Cos the atmosphere’s refractive
As if an insurmountable force
Things have suddenly changed course
And the protagonist has no remorse

Like the bullets a shooter packs
Or a freight train off the tracks
A reactionary reacts
Only to established facts

Don’t cha find it kinda strange
That we still argue climate change
After all those hurricanes
You’d think by now we’d use our brains
We’ve been shaken yet not stirred
Sumthin’ had to have occurred
Though silence is preferred
It should make us say my word

Like the bullets a shooter packs
Or a freight train off the tracks
A reactionary reacts
Only to established facts

And the argument’s been made
By the price already paid
For the groundwork to be laid
So our planet can be saved

And by now I think its clear
Just check out the atmosphere
Global warming would appear
To be already here
So it shouldn’t take much more
For the doubter to be sure
That the ozone layer’s core
Is sumthin we can’t ignore

Like the bullets a shooter packs
Or a freight train off the tracks
A reactionary reacts
Only to established facts

Ya see the actual fact is
At times it’s not attractive
When we’re called to be proactive
Cos the atmosphere’s refractive
As if an insurmountable force
Things have suddenly changed course
And the protagonist has no remorse




(c) Copyright 2015, Cedric McClester.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

She’s a Republican
In Democratic clothes
Which means - she’s beyond contempt
Someone to be loathed
An anomaly?
Well if you’re askin me
She’s what every one of ‘em
Pretends to be
A centrist
Who might go either way
On any issue
On any given day
She likes to calls it
A winning strategy
But it’s still selling out
As far as I can see

She’s a Republican
In Democratic clothes
But with the right pedigree
As everybody knows
She’s very bright
That’s obvious - it shows
Though you’ll find her
Wherever the wind blows
I often wonder
Who she really is
Behind the mask
I’m talkin ‘bout square biz
It’s hard to tell
With the naked eye
How she really feels
Though some of us do try

She’s a Republican
In Democratic clothes
Her popularity
Is always in the throes
We love her one-minute
Then hate her the next
She brings out feelings
That are that complex
She’s very hard
For us to get to know
How much is real
And how much is for show
That’s the question
On many people’s minds
What’s goin on
Behind those closed blinds

She’s a Republican
In Democratic clothes
Who’ll run for president
One day I suppose
She’s very suited
For the life she chose
A prodigy
Who won't be unopposed
There’s so much baggage
In her sordid past
The kind of thing
That usually tends to last
She’ll ascend
But then she’ll drop so fast
Say what you will
The dye’s already cast

She’s a Republican
In Democratic clothes
Who has a war chest
That grows and grows and grows
She’s courted equally
By the rich and poor
With the kind of access
That many would die for
But still she’s baffling
To say the very least
It’s hard to tell
The nature of the beast
And to add insult
Along with injury
Is we don’t know
How she's gonna be

She’s a Republican
In Democratic clothes
Who lost my vote
But that’s just how it goes
When one has trouble
Being who they are
It doesn’t matter
That they’re a rising star
I can’t support her
Under any circumstance
It would be foolish
To even take that chance
Though I do like her
I have to admit
I’ll vote against her
Or maybe I’ll just sit

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By: Cedric McClester

To him life was one great big party
He lived it like Bobby Brown
Though he wasn’t the king of R&B;
He became the talk of the town
He married a girl much like Whitney
Who earned above his means
It was a shame and a pity
How he’d put on all kinds of scenes

Life can be a revelation
Especially when it crushes your dreams
And some people seek salvation
Through necessity or by any means

He was caught up in the world-wind
The glamour and glitz proved too much
For her it came to a real end
When the drugs had ‘em both out of touch
The combination proved to be lethal
Between love and the need for a drug
It can happen to certain people
Who probably could use a strong hug

Life can be a revelation
Especially when it crushes your dreams
And some people seek salvation
Through necessity or by any means


If this is sounding cautionary
Maybe that’s because it is
A warning that’s a little scary
Kinda makes you say gee ****
Life can be a revelation
Especially when it crushes your dreams
And some people seek salvation
Through necessity or by any means

If you’re lookin’ for a happy ending
It’s not gonna happen here
Because the message I’m sending
Is meant to cause sadness or fear
She had a tragic ending
And he went on his merry way
What would be the use of pretending
Cos she isn’t here today

Life can be a revelation
Especially when it crushes your dreams
And some people seek salvation
Through necessity or by any means




Cedric McClester, Copyright 9C0 2016.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

There’s reasons to suspect them
As long as we elect them
They’ll stick it up our ******
Cuz it’s high time that we checked them
If they won’t do the people’s bidding
Which is tantamount to admitting
The lobbiests are the only ones getting
Their votes -  the smart money’s betting

So what am I talking about?
We don’t have to scream or shout
We just have to kick ‘em out
And I haven’t any doubt
That the next ones we elect
Instead of benign neglect
Will treat us with some respect
After all we write their check

Although we’re being ill served
It’s the government that we deserve
Until we build up the nerve
To make ‘em take a giantic swerve
We need to stop acting like the caboose
And tighten up their noose
Cuz we’re tired of their abuse
It’s time for us to cook their goose

Let’s shout it from every steeple
A government for and by the people
As opposed to the greedy and deceitful
Sons of ******* who ain’t worth *****
Let the sweat drip down our brow
We need a revolution here and now
To change the present situation somehow
We need to **** every sacred cow


























Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2015.  All rights reserved,

By: Cedric McClester

Are you hearing me?
It’s called tyranny!
The kind that we
Can plainly see
So are we free,
Or, exactly what
They want us to be?
Imprisoned lock and key

Are you hearing me?
And do you agree,
With the kind of tactics
We’re starting to see?
Against the people
Whose cacophony
Of protestant voices
Have constancy

Are you hearing me?
I’m on bended knee
Registering a futile plea
Knowing we don’t have to be
The kind of government
That others flea
Though that’s the kind
We’re starting to see

Are you hearing me?
He seems to be
On a law and disorder spree
Trying to impact our destiny
He wants to be president
So desperately
That he would do anything
To make that be


Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2020.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

Are you asking me
If I like what I see?
Thus far it’s a mess
So what is your guess
And the signal he sends
Quite truthfully depends
On one’s point of view
And what he’s prepared to do

Do you want to know
In what direction we will go
After things settle down
Will he be proven to be sound
In judgment or in mind
Once it all starts to unwind
In case you’re asking me
We’re gonna have to wait and see

Are you curious?
Or is it a matter of trust
Should we give him enough rope
To hang himself then hope
That it works out in the end
What’s your opinion friend?
It’s too hard for me to measure
So tell me what’s your pleasure

Well maybe it’s just me
But I can’t read the tea
So I won’t speculate
Whether or not it’s hate
Though it makes perfect sense
That things come out in the rinse
And we all will know in time
What might be the  paradigm










Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2016.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

Are you woke
Or still asleep?
Or is the question
Much too deep?
Cos I don’t hear
A single peep
When you’re being
Led like sheep

Are you woke?
Know what I mean?
From your mouth
The word’s obscene
Though you think
It’s peachy keen
But have you been
Where I’ve been

Are you woke?
I thought I’d ask
You wear the word
Like a face mask
Is sincerity
Too hard a task?
Or do you need
To be placed on blast

Are you woke?
Is the question
Somewhere in this
There’s a lesson
Or perhaps
An unfound blessing
It’s the former
That I’m addressing

Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2021.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

This is a fact
That you can’t deny
Racism is as American
As apple pie
To say otherwise
Would be to lie
When there is no need to
So, I will not try

The President is
A racist shame
Telling Representatives of color
Go back to where you came
But they’re all Americans
So it ain’t the same
Yet the Republicans
Refuse to place any blame

He hides behind
A barrage of racist tweets
Full of misspelled words
That he repeats
Which he shares with those
That he frequently meets
Like a group of reporters
On White House beats

Racists by and large
Usually run or hide
When they’re pointed out
And identified
But its an accurate term
That must be applied
Whether, or not
They care to confide












Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2019.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

As President Trump’s
History has shown
The list of felons
Has grown and grown
As a consequence
Of the bad seeds he’s sown
He's the worst president
That we've ever known


He likes to call it
A Witch Hunt
Which is shy of a touchdown
And short of a punt
Witches are everywhere
Just to be blunt
And Mueller is catching 'em
On the battlefront

Trump could give out pardons
If he’s so inclined
But the party bosses
Would be quick to remind
Him of the fact
He’d place them in a bind
When the mid-terms arrive
Voters wouldn’t be kind

Let me say this
In any case
He’s between a rock
And a hard place
He’ll be ****** if he does
While tryin’ to erase
The corruption that has
Stared us all in the face



Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2018.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

Ya know it’s forbidden
And yet you’ve tarried
You’re livin together
But you ain’t married
Why buy the cow
When the milk is for free
Ya know what I’m sayin
Are you listenin to me

A sin is a sin
You can’t wish it away
Morality changes
But what did God say
A sin is a sin
Just like it was then
All I wanna know
Is are you listenin'

Now let’s talk about
This modern day drama
Where is the father
Who slept with the mama
And who’s gonna take
Responsibility
For the family breakdown
We see frequently

A sin is a sin
You can’t wish it away
Morality changes
But what did God say
A sin is a sin
Just like it was then
All I wanna know
Is are you listenin'

A sin is a sin
Like it was before
It won’t go away
Because you ignore
The fact that it is
As it always was
It’s still measured by
What one does

Can we be forgiven
No doubt that we can
But now is the time
To take a stand
If you believe in God
Then follow His word
Over anything else
You might have preferred

A sin is a sin
You can’t wish it away
Morality changes
But what did God say
A sin is a sin
Just like it was then
All I wanna know
Is are you listenin'

A sin is a sin
Like it was before
It won’t go away
Because you ignore
The fact that it is
As it always was
It’s still measured by
What a person does

Thous Shalt not ****
But we’re droppin' like flies
Isn’t it time
That we open our eyes
There is a cost
And a price we must pay
If not right now
It's coming some day

A sin is a sin
You can’t wish it away
Morality changes
But what did God say
A sin is a sin
Just like it was then
All I wanna know
Is are you listenin'

A sin is a sin
Like it was before
It won’t go away
Because you ignore
The fact that it is
As it always was
It’s still measured by
What a person does

A sin is a sin
You can’t wish it away
Morality changes
But what did God say
A sin is a sin
Just like it was then
All I wanna know
Is are you listenin


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By: Cedric McClester

I’ve been around the bend before
Hung out at the bar to score
I was rotten to the core
But I don’t do that anymore
That was in my past life
Before my kids and wife
Back then you couldn’t tell me
That I was the marrying type

I’ve been a sinner and deceiver
A charlatan now I’m a believer
See I never did conceive her
Comin’ in my life
Never thought she’d be my wife

Given my past and my history
Which was a little blistery
To some I’m still a mystery
And all the girls I’ve kissed ya see
I was rotten to the core
But I don’t do that anymore
That was in my past life
Before my kids and wife

I’ve been a sinner and deceiver
A charlatan now I’m a believer
See I never did conceive her
Comin’ in my life
Never thought she’d be my wife

Lord knows the girl was patient
She waited for my transformation
Though I’d backslide on occasion
She was still my soul’s salvation

It’s amazing that you’d ask
Do I miss my sordid past
Back when I lived too fast
And thought it was a blast
I was rotten to the core
But I don’t do that anymore
That was in my past life
Before my kids and wife

I’ve been a sinner and deceiver
A charlatan now I’m a believer
See I never did conceive her
Comin’ in my life
Never thought she’d be my wife



Cedric McClester, Copyright (c)_2016.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

As I review
My dreams and fears
Now entering
My twilight years
Some were accomplished
It appears
While others
Are in the arrears

As I review
My life thus far
I’ve catapulted
Over the bars
That were placed
In front of me
It’s all part  
Of my history

As I look back
It does occur
The many absurdities
As it were
Weren’t just there
By happenstance
Or accidentally
Placed there by chance

As I near the end
And I review
The things that
I have yet to do
Which I regret
This much is true
I’ll get it done
Within the time I accrue






Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2018. All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

As it’s written,
It shall be
We have a date
With destiny
Though it’s hard
For us to see
Exactly when
That may be

A few words
To ease the  mind
It’s all about
What’s left behind
And while alive
Are we kind
By accident
Or the Divine

Blessed are those
Who promote peace
Or try to calm
The savage beast
Then often let
The hungry feast
On food or thought
At the very least

Though not here,
Still, not gone
Our memories
Will linger on
Cuz they were blessed
When they were born
They leave us
On earth to morn






















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By: Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2022.

As I turn another page
To embrace advancing age
At times I am engaged
At other I’m outraged
For feeling so encaged
Or even unassuaged
And otherwise upstaged
By my advancing age

But I’m learning to be adept
At trying to accept
Sometimes being inept
And at others just outstepped
By a well-kept
Overriding precept
That’s not a defect
Of my intellect

So it makes perfect sense
That my experience
Might be quite intense
Not suggesting that I’m dense
In a figurative or literal sense
As part of life’s suspense
I’ve learned to carry on
So hence

You deal the hand
You’re dealt
On the conveyor belt
Despite the way
You’ve felt
While fastening your seatbelt
And you refuse to melt
Because of where you dwelt

Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2022.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

A small word
For a big disease
Has me buckled
To my knees
And I feel challenged
If you please
While hoping to get
A reprise

A war is raging
Deep inside
As red and white
Blood cells collide
And my demise
Can’t be denied
Yet I still feel
God’s on my side

Today I hold on
To the hope
While clinging tightly
To God’s rope
That I have strength
Enough to cope
Without being shot
Full of dope

There are treatments
But no cure
Along with the promise
Of so much more
As science continues
To explore
It’s not as hopeless
As before







Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

While it’s true
Some people dote on him
My sisters and my brothers
Others even vote for him
But in my pocket I’m carrying
A little note for him
60 percent of the Republicans
Hold out no hope for him

Two out of three people
In New Hampshire
Cast another ballot
Now I may be an amateur
But someone tossed his salad
It may seem like a major victory
To the uninformed
He’s like a raging ocean
Before the storm has calmed

As the field narrows
Where do you think he’ll be
Despite his slings and arrows
It’s no mystery
He’s not running a campaign
It’s reality TV
And because eveyone’s watching
Doesn’t mean a victory

If you listen to the pundits
Not afraid to keep it real
Even the redundants
Say there’s no lasting appeal
He’s an aberration
So don’t worry just be patient
There’s a snowball’s chance in hell
That he’ll be running our nation






Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2016,  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

It’s a divide
A social division
And we’re gonna have to
Make a decision
What do we value more
People or profits
Greed is like ******
It’s hard to get off it

It’s a divide
A social division
And the greed mongers
Are on a mission
They could care less
About you or I
If they had their way
We’d fall off or die

It’s a divide
A social division
Will morality win
Over ambition
Or could that be
Mere hoping and wishin’
That things were different
You better listen - coz

It’s a divide
A social division
And the greed mongers
Are on a mission
They could care less
About you or I
If they had their way
We’d fall off or die

You see it’s a battle
For our heart and soul
So when will our values
Begin to take hold
Or am I mistaken
And all that is old
Because our warm hearts
Are suddenly cold

It’s a divide
A social division
And the greed mongers
Are on a mission
They could care less
About you or I
If they had their way
We’d fall off or die

It’s a divide
A social division
And we’re gonna have to
Make a decision
What do we value more
People or profits
Greed is like ******
It’s hard to get off it


(c) Copyright 2015, Cedric McClester.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

It’s a divide
A social division
And we’re gonna have to
Make a decision
What do we value more
People or profits
Greed is like ******
It’s hard to get off it

It’s a divide
A social division
And the greed mongers
Are on a mission
They could care less
About you or I
If they had their way
We’d fall off or die

It’s a divide
A social division
Will morality win
Over ambition
Or could that be
Mere hoping and wishin’
That things were different
You better listen - coz

It’s a divide
A social division
And the greed mongers
Are on a mission
They could care less
About you or I
If they had their way
We’d fall off or die

You see it’s a battle
For our heart and soul
So when will our values
Begin to take hold
Or am I mistaken
And all that is old
Because our warm hearts
Are suddenly cold

It’s a divide
A social division
And the greed mongers
Are on a mission
They could care less
About you or I
If they had their way
We’d fall off or die

It’s a divide
A social division
And we’re gonna have to
Make a decision
What do we value more
People or profits
Greed is like ******
It’s hard to get off it




Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016. All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

Twenty- seven years
In a prison cell
Like Dante’s Infernal
A version of hell
All he wanted was freedom
For his native land
Where because of apartheid
Things had gotten out of hand

This is a song for Nelson
Who changed everything
A song for Nelson
Is the song that I sing

There on Robben Island
Where he would be still
If not for his courage
And his indomitable will
He led a movement
That endured and prevailed
Even from a prison cell
Locked away in jail

This is a song for Nelson
Who changed everything
A song for Nelson
Is the song that I sing

To say he was transformative
Understates the case
A man for the ages would be better
In its place
He changed a people’s destiny
Saw apartheid get erased
As the father of his country
His name has been encased

This is a song for Nelson
Who changed everything
A song for Nelson
Is the song that I sing

In 1964 an indictment was lodged
Against Nelson Mandela
Accused of sabotage
Which he never denied
Or tried to camouflage
The truth of the matter is
He was guilty by and large
And locked away until he was discharged

This is a song for Nelson
Who changed everything
A song for Nelson
Is the song that I sing

Twenty- seven years
In a prison cell
Like Dante’s Infernal
A version of hell
All he wanted was freedom
For his native land
Where because of apartheid
Things had gotten out of hand

This is a song for Nelson
Who changed everything
A song for Nelson
Is the song that I sing










(c) Copyright 2015, Cedric McClester,  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

In 1964 an indictment was lodged
Against Nelson Mandela
Accused of sabotage
Which he never denied
Or tried to camouflage
The truth of the matter is
He was guilty by and large
And locked away until he was discharged

Twenty- seven years
In a prison cell
Like Dante’s Infernal
It was like hell
All he wanted was freedom
For his native land
Where because of apartheid
Things had gotten out  of hand

There on Robben Island
Where he would be still
If not for his courage
And his indomitable will
He led a movement
That endured and prevailed
Even from a prison cell
Locked down in jail

To say he was transformative
Understates the case
A man for the ages would be better
In its place
He changed a people’s destiny
Saw apartheid get erased
As the father of his country
His name has been encased




Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2018.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

We hail our system but what of the victims
That it’s taken along the way
And if change is coming (then why are we running)
What does that really say
We need a suture not fear of the future
Especially when it’s in play
Now that may not suit ya
But this is a brand new day

Our system needs a supply of victims
And unfortunately that seems to be us
If you understand capitalism demands
An economy that goes boom or bust

The Wall Street collapse presents us these facts
Some people think greed is good
And now that the onus (is on the big bonus)
We’re questioning whether they should
It doesn’t make sense to reward incompetence
No logical person would
Be that as it may (they do anyway)
And that’s why they’re misunderstood

Our system needs a supply of victims
And unfortunately that seems to be us
If you understand capitalism demands
An economy that goes boom or bust

Health care and education (advances a nation)
But some say it’s too socialist
To underwrite it (and so they fight it)
But the larger point’s what they miss
So what if we’re wealthy
If our people aren’t healthy
And they lack good educations
What does that say about us anyway
When rated among other nations

Our system needs a supply of victims
And unfortunately that seems to be us
If you understand capitalism demands
An economy that goes boom or bust

Now we’ve criticized those who’ve devised
Schemes that produced no labor
But let’s try to surmount it (and think about it)
Pehaps they’ve done us a favor
By making us see regulation is key
Before things get much graver
I think y’all know by doing so
It might prove to be a life saver

Our system needs a supply of victims
And unfortunately that seems to be us
If you understand capitalism demands
An economy that goes boom or bust

Health care and education (advances a nation)
But some say it’s too socialist
To underwrite it (and so they fight it)
But the larger point’s what they miss
So what if we’re wealthy
If our people aren’t healthy
And they lack good educations
What does that say about us anyway
When rated among other nations

We hail our system but what of the victims
That it’s taken along the way
And if change is coming (then why are we running)
What does that really say
We need a suture not fear of the future
Especially when it’s in play
Now that may not suit ya
But I'm saying it anywy


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By: Cedric McClester

We hail our system but what of the victims
That it’s taken along the way
And if change is coming (then why are we running)
What does that really say
We need a suture not fear of the future
Especially when it’s in play
Now that may not suit ya
But this is a brand new day

Our system needs a supply of victims
And unfortunately that seems to be us
If you understand capitalism demands
An economy that goes boom or bust

The Wall Street collapse presents us these facts
Some people think greed is good
And now that the onus (is on the big bonus)
We’re questioning whether they should
It doesn’t make sense to reward incompetence
No logical person would
Be that as it may (they do anyway)
And that’s why they’re misunderstood

Our system needs a supply of victims
And unfortunately that seems to be us
If you understand capitalism demands
An economy that goes boom or bust

Health care and education (advances a nation)
But some say it’s too socialist
To underwrite it (and so they fight it)
But the larger point’s what they miss
So what if we’re wealthy
If our people aren’t healthy
And they lack good educations
What does that say about us anyway
When rated among other nations

Our system needs a supply of victims
And unfortunately that seems to be us
If you understand capitalism demands
An economy that goes boom or bust

Now we’ve criticized those who’ve devised
Schemes that produced no labor
But let’s try to surmount it (and think about it)
Pehaps they’ve done us a favor
By making us see regulation is key
Before things get much graver
I think y’all know by doing so
It might prove to be a life saver

Our system needs a supply of victims
And unfortunately that seems to be us
If you understand capitalism demands
An economy that goes boom or bust

Health care and education (advances a nation)
But some say it’s too socialist
To underwrite it (and so they fight it)
But the larger point’s what they miss
So what if we’re wealthy
If our people aren’t healthy
And they lack good educations
What does that say about us anyway
When compared to other nations

We hail our system but what of the victims
That it’s taken along the way
And if change is coming (then why are we running)
What does that really say
We need a suture not fear of the future
Especially when it’s in play
Now that may not suit ya



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By: Cedric McClester

Believe and trust
As you must
But another one
Has bitten the dust
Who wasn’t vaccinated
Against the virus
Which  of course
Wasn’t desirous

I know that the virus
Is scary
And he whole world is
Probably weary
So you have a right
To your theory
And I understand
You being leary

But abandon
Your reliance
On conspiracy theories
That oppose science
Which is supporting
Your noncompliance
And your senseless
Acts of defiance

The object is
To avoid death
Because you
Ran out of breath
So abandon
Your inner Macbeth
While you stil
Have a life left














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By: Cedric McClester

The Governor of South Dakota,
At her insistence,
Says the President’s visit to Mount Rushmore
Won’t include social distance
No matter how many catch Coronavirus
Because of her resistance,
It will do little
To dampen her persistence!

Some who should know better,
Just forge on ahead,
When they don’t have relatives
Among the sick or the dead
They haven’t heard a word
That the good doctor said
So they sleep soundly
When they go to bed

It used to be face coverings,
Now it’s a mask
If it’s our Vice President
You choose to ask
I guess the science served
To change him real fast
He’s now telling the President
To kiss his white ***

She must not care,
How many die,
On her watch,
Here’s the reason why,
It’s the hard science that,
She chooses to defy
So all I can say is
Goodbye Felicia bye!










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By: Cedric McClester

Don’t know who you are
One moment from the next
And to be honest
You keep me perplexed
See I never know
Under what pretext
You’ll make me happy
Or just get me vexed
 
I don’t know if you heard
A word that I said
But you’ve got me going
Out of my head
Sometimes I think
I’d be better off dead
Though suicidal thoughts
Are what I truly dread

Throughout our history
You’ve always been
A total mystery
Especially when
You keep me confused
Time and time again
With the cross messages
That you tend to send

So there you are
What can I say
You know that I love you
Anyway
See hope springs eternal
At least I can pray
That tomorrow will bring about
A better day







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By: Cedric McClester

You mentioned the weapons
And  money we gave ‘em
Now that they’ve been abandoned
Who’s gonna save them?
After the Turks come in
To invade them
They’ve been loyal to us
But look how you paid them

You made your decision
Base on a  whim
After the phone conversation
That you had with him
Now the prognosis for the Kurds
Is looking grim
After they’ve sacrificed
Life and limb

Are we to make
The usual inference?
Your decision was based
On business interests
You own two Turkish towers
I guess it makes sense
Regardless of the fact
That it’s at other's expense

Promises made and
Promises kept
Never mind the few allies
That we still have left
Clearly that move
Wasn’t very deft
You're flexing your muscles
But you haven't much heft




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By: Cedric McClester

Ye - what kinds of meds
Are they feeding ya
You harass Kim
All over social media
Change her profile
On Wikipedia
We all know how much
You be needing her

Ye - your way
Of making up I suppose is
To give Kim
A truck full of roses
But all that goes
To show is
That’s how
A true loser closes

Ye - what the hell
Does it take
For you to give
Kim and him a break
From all the noise
That you make
Just stop it
For heaven’s sake

Ye - they say
You should forget it
Your bravado
Is merely cosmetic
In reality
You’re so pathetic
And you’re giving us all
A big headache




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By: Cedric McClester

The bullets rained down
Then went away
But the memory of Attica
Will always stay
Fesh in my mind
Like it was yesterday
What a terrible price
Some were made to pay

On September 13th
Nineteen seventy- one
Thirty-nine were massacred
Before the state police were done
In an effort to retake Attica prison
Under their gun
They unloaded their weapons
On everyone

Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)
Is all I can say
I know that human beings shouldn’t
Be treated that way
We may have different colors
But we’re all made of clay
And we’re loved by God the same
Anyway

Most of the prisoners there
Happened to be black
Not to play the race card
It’s a historical fact
So it may well have influenced
How the police chose to attack
While trying their ****** best
To take the prison back

The governor gave his go ahead
So the state police proceeded
With their prescription for success
More than was needed
Those not killed were tortured
As they lie there bleeding
And the police were credited
With their mission succeeding

For many years the facts
Remained hidden
While those responsible
Were doing the governor’s bidding
But what’s done in the dark
Always comes out in the light
Thankfully today the facts
Are in plain sight









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By: Cedric McClester,

Why are they at war with science
Especially when it calls for our compliance
They’d rather go by their gut’s reliance
Then to acquiesce so they remain defiant
Global e warming isn’t surreal
It’s fact-based not just how we feel
The moneyed interests know the deal
They just hope the science lacks mass appeal

The snowcaps are melting every day
And soon where will the grizzly bears stay
But as long as they can hold the truth at bay
They won’t let the evidence get in their way
Clearly it’s all about dollars and cents
And the public be ****** it’s at our expense
Some day it will all come out in the rinse
But until then we’ll remain in suspense

It’s for sure that our usage of fossil fuel
Will cause us all to drown in their polluted pool
Although ******* baffles brains as a general rule
I have to ask who are they trying to fool
It’s as if they don’t think we have eyes to see
And that  we must be blind, or is that just me
You can fool some people that well may be
But they’re gonna see the light eventually

Florida is four feet above sea level
And that can be measured without a bevel
But it’s going down rapidly yet they’re not troubled
So their effort to obfuscate just gets doubled
They can say that the jury is still out
Guess they missed the verdict’s but there is no doubt
So they can continue to scream and shout
Though the truth of the matter they’ll never tout



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By: Cedric McClester

It wasn’t made up no it was real
Can’t you see ‘em can’t you feel
The ghosts of those whose last meal
Was fed at Auschwitz no appeal
Death by labor or by disease
Or the gassed air that they breathed
While the whole world was deceived
By what they could not believe

I hear the echoes of the dead
From Auschwitz where people fed
Gas ovens whose secrets are said
To dot the path of human dread

The air was musty the train car cramped
That took ‘em to the concentration camp
Before the process was revamped
They were crudely housed tattooed or stamped
And they were sent there both night and day
One million plus from what they say
Human lives wete thrown away
While we all looked the other way

God made us all in any case
There’s no such thing as a master race
That kind of thinking is out of place
And must be discouraged when it’s in our face

I hear the echoes of the dead
From Auschwitz where people fed
Gas ovens whose secrets are said
To dot the path of human dread

Their liberators could not believe
The level of the suffering that they relieved
To them it was diabolically conceived
By a people who were evil or naïve
How could a human being do to another
The kinds of things that they discovered
Then think that it wouldn’t be uncovered
Ot that the evidence could be smothered

God made us all in any case
There’s no such thing as a master race
That kind of thinking is out of place
And must be discouraged when it’s in our face

I hear the echoes of the dead
From Auschwitz where people fed
Gas ovens whose secrets are said
To dot the path of human dread




























      
      
      
      
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By: Cedric McClester

Avarice and greed
Has nothing to do with need
So it’s to deaf ears we plead
Cos they ain’t paying heed
To them from what I see
Everything’s a commodity
To be bought or sold
It clearly is that cold

Avarice and greed
Just wants to succeed
They’re blind to other’s need
So it’s alright to bleed
Common folk bone dry
And this situation repeats
In actions and in tweets
And don’t dare ask ‘em why
Now did I tell a lie?

Avarice and greed
Are holders of the deed
They’re of a common breed
And few things will impede
Them from getting what they wanted
Cos they remain undaunted
And the things that they have vaunted
Never leaves them haunted

Avarice and greed
Or the two-percentage creed
Doesn’t recognize misdeed
Before choosing to proceed
Where angels fear to tread
They go right on in instead
Despite the things I’ve said
And we see where that has led













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By: Cedric McClester

The hurricane came and then went
With many injured and many lives spent
But were our heads bowed or our knees bent
Did anybody take the time to repent
From sleepin’ beds to wide-awake
We eye-witnessed a mighty earthquake
But did anyone think for heaven’s sake
Could it be comin’ from the mischief we make

We don’t pay attention until we see
Impending doom or a tragedy
And then we cry, "Oh woe is me!"
Which makes it clear who’s in charge ya see

(2nd Verse)
The waters poured down but this time no arc
Was it mere happenstance or just a lark
Why do we find ourselves in the dark
Must a celestial voice say the word, "Hark!"
Before we listen to and heed the warning
Of Armageddon or apocalypse dawning
No need for us to be confused or torn when
These things very well could signal the end

We don’t pay attention until we see
Impending doom or a tragedy
And then we cry oh woe is me
Which makes it clear who’s in charge ya see

How many times must this scene be repeated
Before we understand why it was metered
Even the atheist have been defeated
From thinking that God can be deleted

We don’t pay attention until we see
Impending doom or a tragedy
And then we cry oh woe is me
Which makes it clear who’s in charge ya see

Strongs winds blew until nothing was standing
Objects were blown haphazardly landing
And the people were helplessly demanding
That aid be forthcoming without understanding
There was little help any one could render
Until the winds stopped they’d have to surrender
Regardless of race creed or gender
The righteous, along with the flagrant offender

We don’t pay attention until we see
Impending doom or a tragedy
And then we cry,  "Oh woe is me!"
Which makes it clear who’s in charge ya see

The waters poured down but this time no arc
Was it mere happenstance or just a lark
Why do we find ourselves in the dark
Must a celestial voice say the word hark



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By: Cedric McClester

Aw, he’s just being him!
He’s a creature of whim
But the diagnosis is grim
So he’ll either sink or swim
In a swamp of his own making
With the laws that he’s breaking
Don’t ask me what’s shaking
Just because I’m muckraking

Aw, he’s just being him!
If he’s chasing some trim
Exchanging letters with  Kim
Or, avoiding a gym
But he must be insane
Holding back from Ukraine
To cause an opponent pain
In a political vain

Aw, he’s just being him!
And this is just the prelim
Though impeachment is no  pseudonym
For convicting him
But it’s a show and prove
When you want to remove
Xcretement from your shoe
It’s what we have to do

Aw, he’s just being him!
So the fault must be with them
Cause they’re worse than phlegm
So we must condemn
What they do or say
In a negative way
Then pretend it’s okay
Both night and day







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By: Cedric McClester

He calls it, “a witch hunt”
Cuz he likes the sound
But they’ve lost count of the
Broomsticks they’ve found
There are so many of ‘em
All over the ground
That they could start a bonfire
With that many matches around

Now he’s going after
A dutiful civil servant
As if we the people
Aren’t being observant
Of the moves he’s making
Let’s just call ‘em fervent
The microscope he’s under
Might be the best deterrent

He doesn’t want us
To trust the press
Who remain vigilant
Nonetheless
His string will run out
If I had to guess
And he won’t find a way
Out of this mess

So it’s not hard to make
At least one deduction
He’s trying his best
To put the worst construction
On the investigation
By means of subliminal seduction
But ultimately, it will no doubt
Bring about his destruction
















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By: Cedric McClester

I hope these words
Aren’t shared in vain
Like I hope you understand
Everything I’m sayin’
A woman’s body
Ain’t a man’s domain
And those who think it is
Should be ashamed

A woman’s body
Ain’t for the man’s taking
Just because his mind
Is soley on love making
Long before he finds out
What the hell is shaking
He should fall back
In case he’s mistaken

What is there about some men
That makes them assume,
They’re entitled to
What’s in a woman’s womb?
Because too much in a rush
Might be a little too soon
And that applies to Alaska
All the way to Cancun

Now’s the time to bring
This lecture to an end
Hopefully the men
Will comprehend
They’ve got to invest
To get a dividend
But they have to wait
Until the woman says when



















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By: Cedric McClester

I hope these words
Aren’t shared in vain
Like I hope you understand
Everything I’m sayin’
A woman’s body
Ain’t a man’s domain
And those who think it is
Should be ashamed

A woman’s body
Ain’t a man’s domain
It belongs to her
So let me explain
She makes the choice
You know what I’m sayin’?
I'm doing my best
To make it plain

A woman’s body
Ain’t for the man’s taking
Just because his mind
Is soley on love making
Long before he finds out
What the hell is shaking
He should fall back
In case he’s mistaken

Now’s the time to bring
This lecture to an end
Hopefully the men
Will comprehend
They’ve got to invest
To get a dividend
But they have to wait
Until the woman says when






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By: Cedric McClester

Babylon hath fallen
Said the crier to the town
And all the graven images
Lie broken on the ground
So eat drink and arise ye princes
At the trumpet’s sound
And gather ye in the houses
Where salvation is found

For thus hath the Lord
Sayeth onto me
Gather up the scribes
To record what they see
If evil’s in the land
Thou can’t just let it be
If your claim to fame
Is that you worship Me

Behold the man who insists
That he holds no blame
For the evil that he does
In his country’s name
He makes the children suffer
Just because they came
To this land of promise
That isn’t quite the same

Beware that your silence
Also makes a sound
When good people do nothing
They too are hell bound
Like someone who demands the flesh
Of others by the pound
One day they’ll lie prostrate
Trembling on the ground




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By:Cedric McClester

If we all went back
To where we came from,
It’s safe for us to assume
That we’d be where we started
Inside our mother’s womb
Waiting for our moment of arrival
In our birthday suit costumes
As a testament to survival one might presumes

If we all went back
To where we came from,
Our progress would be reversed
By our massive migration
To where we came from first
Giving truth to that old adage
By turning bad to worst
What a fruitless pursuit for us to become immersed

If we all went back
To where we came from,
Wouldn’t it be interesting
To witness the return
Of women and men
Back to a place where we all begin
Inside of the abyss
But that’s not something that we can

If we all went back
To where we came from,
There’d be no progress
And we all could be accused
Of turning more Into so much less
And that should be quite difficult
For us to digest
‘Cuz it would be an exercise purely in excess















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By: Cedric McClester

It’s a classic game
Of bait ‘n switch
Do ya want less government
Or just more rich
It’s hard to tell
Which is which
You pusillanimous
*******

Mission accomplished
Not so fast
Cos we’re still in Iraq
You stupid ***
How many flags
Have to fly half mast
Before you admit
That you had us all gassed

Nothing with you is
As it appears
We’re still in Iraq
After all of these years
We’re still losing lives
And still shedding tears
Which serves to confirm
All of our worst fears

So you got Saddam
And now he’s done
But the world’s full of bad guys
Count yourself as one
While you’re nation building
We’re not having fun
You bring the war clouds
And we want the sun

Nothing with you is
As it appears
We’re still in Iraq
After all of these years
We’re still losing lives
And still shedding tears
Which serves to confirm
All of our worst fears

The American people
Gave you their trust
Then what did you do
Why you spied on us
You’re waging a war
That no one can win
But that hasn’t stopped you
From giving us spin
It’s a classic game
Of bait ‘n switch
And you get high marks
From those you’ve enriched



(c) Copyright 2015, Cedric McClester.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

Bang bang
***** die slow
There’s more to hip hop
Than that ya know
It’s more than the bling
Some ****** show
More than the cribs
The cars or the dough
The culture’s diverse
And you need to know
It’s more than the **** shakin
You’ll always see
On certain shows
On the cable TV
It’s more than the dissin
The fights and braggin rights

Bang bang
***** die slow
I’m only sayin
What ya already know

Bang bang
***** die slow
We’re checkin for content
As well as for flow
You’re pimpin the game
And the homies know
You’re talkin ‘bout places
That you’ll never go
Talkin ‘bout crimes
You never committed
And it’s about time
To fess-up and admit it
Here is the deal
You need to yield
Cos it’s gettin too real
In the field

Bang bang
***** die slow
I’m only sayin
What ya already know

Bang bang
***** die slow
Ya namean
Let me give ya the low
Some name themselves
After I-talian criminals
Sending public messages
That attacks the subliminal
Then start complainin
Once they get popped
And the uninformed
Blame it on hip hop
And it’s not fair
That hip hop takes the blame
For some of you out there
That I could name

Bang bang
***** die slow
I’m only sayin
What ya already know

Bang bang
***** die slow
It’s about to be a rap
For the rap game (yo)
Rap is spiralin further
Out of control
And the government now
Sees itself in the role
Of overseer or regulator
Ya knew it would happen
Sooner or later
If you go on trial
You won’t be around
That’s their way of keepin
The Black man down
All you have to do is jus look around

Bang bang
***** die slow
I’m only sayin
What ya already know

Bang bang
***** die slow
All it takes for you to be
Good to go
Is a mouth full of platinum
And a video **
There’s more to life
Than that you know
Don’t let me be the one
To say I told you so
Cos the seeds you’re plantin
Are kinda rough to ***
But you’re convinced
That you are it
And a ****** like me
Can’t tell you ****

Bang bang
***** die slow
I’m only sayin
What ya already know

Bang bang
***** die slow
There’s more to hip hop
Than that ya know
It’s more than the bling
Some ****** show
More than the cribs
The cars or the dough
The culture’s diverse
And you need to know
It’s more than the **** shakin
You’ll always see
On certain shows
On the cable TV
It’s more than the dissin
The fights and braggin rights


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By: Cedric McClester,

On the basketball court
Prince had to come up short
At least that what
Charlie Murphy and them thought
So they went to his house
Thinking they’d just get ******
And the basketball could wait
But then they heard Prince state

He asked,
In his high heels and all
Wanna play basketball?
The shirts vs the blouses
Now you may be six feet tall
And I’m clearly small
But I betcha
You’ll lose your trousers

Eyewitnesses say
That Prince could play
Better than any of ‘em knew
He could shoot and defend
Against the much taller men
And before the game was done
Charlie Murphy said
Prince led two to one

“No hard feelings.
Let’s shake
Would ya like some pancakes,”
Prince is alleged to have asked?
Nevertheless
Who could have guessed
They’d be the best
Pancakes that they ever had

He asked,
In his high heels and all
Wanna play basketball?
The shirts vs the blouses
Now you may be six feet tall
And I’m clearly small
But I betcha
You’ll lose your trousers

“No hard feelings.
Let’s shake
Would ya like some pancakes,”
Prince is alleged to have asked?
Nevertheless
Who could have guessed
They’d be the best
Pancakes that they ever had



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By:  Cedric McClester

I’m a *******
That’s what people say
A love child
You fathered anyway
Though you never gave me
The time of day
I guess you were hoping
That I’d simply go away

I’ve gone through changes
That much of it’s true
There’s not a drug that I didn’t do
Tryna find an answer (a small clue)
Of why there has been
No contact from you

You could say
I was angry and confused
Or simply that
I must have had the blues
Which might explain
The choices that I choose
Because of the contact
That you’ve refused

I’ve gone through changes
That much of it’s true
There’s not a drug that I didn’t do
Tryna find an answer (a small clue)
Of why there has been
No contact from you

I realize the places I’ve gone wrong
There’s so much pain contained
That I've carried all along
Ya see your silence proved to be too strong
For me to accept or to just go along

If you thought about me
Once or twice
A simple phone call
Would have been  nice
But you were much too busy
To make that sacrifice
Though you weren’t concerned
When you rolled the dice

I’ve gone through changes
That much of it’s true
There’s not a drug that I didn’t do
Tryna find an answer (a small clue)
Of why there has been
No contact from you

I’m a *******
That’s what people say
A love child
You fathered anyway
Though you never gave me
The time of day
I guess you were hoping
That I’d simply go away

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By: Cedric McClester

Supporters of the man
Simply amaze me
The question I should ask
Are they bat **** crazy
Now that we need him
Where's John Cameron Swayze
To comment on the behavior
He frequently displays -  see

He isn't normal
By any stretch of the imagination
To tolerate him
Takes more than a modicum of patience
As we watch him ***** up
Foreign relations
Soon we'll all have to man
Our battle stations

He accused his predecessor
Of a felony
Says he tapped his phones
What the hell is he telling me?
Without a Fisa Warrant
How could that be
Is this yet another instance
Of we'll just have to wait and see?

Unfortunately this baby
We'll have to abort
Cos we certainly need to cut
His tenure short
Look at all the confusion
He's already wrought
How many times
Must this lesson be taught?










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By: Cedric McClester

Listen young man
Take the advice of an old fool
Who at a tender age
Dropped out of high school
Wound up in prison
And that wasn’t cool
So learn from my mistakes
Be an exception to that rule

Any one can hang out
With the wrong crowd
But is that where you want to be
For crying out loud
Wouldn’t you rather see
Your parents being proud
Than you being carted off to jail
Underneath a cloud

For some of your buddies
Jail is a finishing school
Cos’ they made the wrong choices
Now they’re the system’s tool
And so my sage advice is
Don’t jump into that pool
Stand up on dry land
Be an exception to that rule

Your story doesn’t have to end
With multiple regrets
No you must do the right thing
Because the mind forgets
Many of its trespasses
As it continues to place bad bets
So get out while you can
While you still have assets













Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2017.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

It was because of the uniform
Somebody said
That he shot fifteen bullets
Into his back and head
Though it didn’t take that many
For him to be dead
Now cops everywhere
Are seeing red

He was proud of the uniform
That he wore everyday
Which wasn’t an excuse
To take him away
There’s no doubt about it
That he’ll have to pay
But it still doesn’t justify
Killing him anyway

Needless to say
I too am upset
With how callous today
People can get
See an eye for an eye
Will lead to regret
And blindness will not
Repay the debt

Like many of us
Often do
He had a wife
And children too
Now they find themselves
Alone and blue
Looking for answers
“Cos they have no clue

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By: Cedric McClester

Revelations about the Kremlin
Has him trembling
From the static
Which might be emblematic
Of the issue that’s at hand
Now that we understand
The clear-cut intersection
Of the Trump Russian connection

We can tell that Sessions lied
When he vehemently denied
Having had a discussion
With a diplomat who’s Russian
During the Trump campaign
And so the fact remains
That after all is done and said
It stinks straight from the head

And before he takes a fall
He will probably stonewall
About the true nature
Of its nomenclature
Claiming outright ignorance
In this and every sense
Seeking full absolution
As the ultimate solution

Calls for his resignation
Can be heard throughout the nation
And let’s not forget
That he was a surrogate
Not simply a senator
Which would cause us to ignore
The role he actually played
So our memory doesn’t fade









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By: Cedric McClester

To realize her life’s ambition
She needed some competition
Before she was hoping and wishing
By default she’d inherit the position
Now her back is against the wall
But she’ll find a way to overcome all
Before the primaries fall
She’ll be the one standing tall

Now this is not to suggest
Of her opponent I think any less
To do so would be to digress
Cos I like him I have to confess
But I’m trying to be pragmatic
Without sounding too emphatic
See I’m not trying to cause any static
But to select anyone else would be irratic

Now I’ve looked at the other side
And if the laws of logic are applied
There’s a reason they’ll all be denied
They’re not on the voters side
They’re in bed with the lobbyists
Who’ve shown them the most largesse
So If by now you haven’t guessed
At best they’re owned by special interests

I do feel once the dust finally settles
And the voters have tested her metal
Her opponents will have back-pedaled
And she’ll find her way home like Gretel
She’s destined to make history
Though she already has if you’re asking me
It’s just something that’s meant to be
And she’s qualified ultimately



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By: Cedric McClester

Before the sweat is dry
Off of our brow
We need to earn a living wage
We need to earn one now
We’ve got families to feed
So can you tell me how
We’re supposed to do that
On what you’re paying us now

Before the sweat is dry
Off of our brow
We need to earn a living wage
We need to earn one now

Is there no limit
To your corporate greed
If you’re gonna profit
While the rest of us bleed
Maybe capitalism
Isn’t what we really need
If the deck is stacked against us
How can we succeed

Before the sweat is dry
Off of our brow
We need to earn a living wage
We need to earn one now

Trickle down economics
Never worked
The rich just get richer
While the poor get ******
We’re tired of kissing your ***
And being twirked
Now it’s high time
That we got perked

Before the sweat is dry
Off of our brow
We need to earn a living wage
We need to earn one now

The money we earn
Is money well spent
We’re not the ones holding on
To every single cent
Wanna grow the economy
Well Congress here’s a hint
Pay us a living wage
If that your true intent

Before the sweat is dry
Off of our brow
We need to earn a living wage
We need to earn one now

Before the sweat is dry
Off of our brow
We need to earn a living wage
We need to earn one now
We’ve got families to feed
So can you tell me how
We’re supposed to do that
On what you’re paying us now




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