Lawrence Hall
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poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

      Self-Government in the United States with Tats and Extra Fries

                              “Here, sir, The People rule.”

                                 -Numerous attributions

I blame the Russians. And people who read books.
And that ******* in these here schools
The Navy SEALS is actually Lizard People
I only know what Q told me, okay?

I seen them suitcases of electoral votes
For the junior high cheerleading squad
It was stolen, I tell ya! Sarah Palin rocks!
It’s all in the Bible, you ******-freak

Secret U.N. observers occupy our town
And that is why the InterGossip’s down

Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com  
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

                               Cockroaches and Cold-Callers

We honor life as part of God’s creation
Its good is an objective reality
Cruelty to animals is an abomination
(Though a cockroach we flush with fiendish glee)

                    “Hi, this is Heather; we’re taking a survey…”

There are variations on this Leaden Rule
For if you haven’t sent a cockroach down the loo
(This practice should be taught in every school)
An telephone cold-caller will certainly do

                    “Good morning! We’re giving away free siding…”

Thus you may WOOOOSH! a swindler or a roach
Completely free of any self-reproach

                    “This isn’t a sales call; we only want to ask…”

Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com  
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

                               The Brilliance of Propaganda

   “Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it”

                                           -Lady Macbeth

We have seen vituperation beautifully expressed
In the most elegant meter and rhyme
Wild shriekings crafted with an artist’s skill
And as neatly packaged as a letter-bomb

https://logosophiamag.com/2022/08/29/light-raindrops-upon-the-withered-world/

Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com  
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

                                   An Extended Metaphysical Warranty

You buy something and the man behind the counter
Asks you if you want to pay extra for a warranty
And when you ask why, doesn’t the gadget work
He’s grumpily ready for you to move on

Most things in life don’t have extended warranties:
Love, Hershey bars, tree frogs on the window screen
The John Wayne movie machine that broke long ago
But memories of MeeMaw are always fresh

You live through pain, and He who is beyond the stars
Gives it meaning – that’s the warranty

Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com  
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

               Trust the Official Texas State God – That’s an Order

Some say
“All of us worship the same god, you know”
But what makes them think that this is so?





Is ‘In God We Trust’ an assertion of Christian nationalism or of American history in public schools? – Baptist News Global

Texas schools hanging 'In God We Trust' signs after new state law requiring donated signs be posted | Fox News

Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com  
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

                                     ­         Thoreau-ly August

“The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation,”
Protested Thoreau in hopeless exasperation.
One would not enter into disputation
With a famous writer of great reputation

But

Alas that here our lives are rank perspiration!

- From The Road to Magdalena, 2012
(Available on amazon)