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Mike Hauser Oct 2021
you shuffle cards
read the signs
count the stars
up in the sky
line your palm
with low high fives
to make your case
of do or die

rama bowl
with crystal *****
gutter roll
long dead souls
you think you do
but do you know
how far down
this rabbit hole

sip your tea
while counting leaves
toss the bones
try to see
what good it does
to do all these
in hopes that you
set your mind free
I really don't understand how people can turn to crystals, cards, horoscopes, etc. to explain life away and not believe in the One True Creator of it all.
Mike Hauser Oct 2021
overtime i find i strive
for  mediocricy
if i never try to reach too high
then no one expects that much from me

what occurs in lessons learned
take it all with a grain of salt
i might get burned when it's my turn
but i wont have that far to fall
Mike Hauser Sep 2021
Who went and made me judge
Sat me in the jury
Gave this need for the hanging tree
At the risk of perjury

When did I miss the point
In the pointing of these fingers
In this self-righteous path I am led
As the judgemental jury lingers

Judge, jury, hangman all in one
Guilt before innocence
This trail of errors is only won
By adding my head to the list
Lately I've noticed I've been judging people I see on the streets by their outward appearance.  Time to reign my attitude back in! Over all a man should be known by his character
Mike Hauser Sep 2021
the second  we're born
we start to die
with spots of living in-between

some are torn
in this life
to which side they lean
Mike Hauser Sep 2021
pigeonholed
break out in song
it's more what you do
than what you know

the way you behave
not what you say
all black and white
no shade of gray

try hard as you might
to put up a fight
prancing and dancing
to the devils delight

but you keep moving on
in the direction you're going
not sure where that is
with no way of knowing

the struggle is real
you've seen the signs
you know how it feels
being just shy of right
Mike Hauser Sep 2021
Nicki Minaj just woke up
And has the woke train clearly enraged
When all she said was use your head
And any decision you make to pray

Stepping out of bounds, riling up the crowd
Talk about crowd control
Everything  is fine as long as you walk the line
Sending out the dogs the minute you don't

If you disagree with the powers that be
The enemy you quickly become
So stay in your box along with your thoughts
The better you're kept with less oxygen

Go back to your rap and we'll call it a wrap
When you learn to accept what we say to do
Although we are bias when it comes to science
The science that says what we want it to

So be a good Nicki and stay looking pretty
Don't be so silly using your brain
Just put on your makeup and don't really wake up
Or utter a word about this again
Mike Hauser Sep 2021
when i was young
i counted on
the game of give and take

then growing up
i found out
they take more than give away

yet we get use
to the abuse
they hand out over time

part of growing up
is being numb
when it comes to life

when i was young
i counted on
the game of win or lose

then growing up
i found out
you lose freedom when they choose

yet we get use
to the abuse
and think that all is fine

part of growing up
is being numb
when it comes to life
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