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A famous alumnus is visiting the university. I got an invitation several days ago to a small, socially distanced, masked, focus group. It was to be early on a Saturday morning - so, why not? I was excited to see her - I’m a fan. We were a diverse group of about 20 (covid tested before admittance) students and I was in the back row. Seating was offset so everyone could see everything perfectly. I craned and swiveled, when her entourage came into the room. Then, there she was - I’m sure I was grinning ear to ear (behind my mask), we clapped, excitedly. She wore a navy business suit. A jacket over a black blouse with slacks and black shoes.   She gave a talk, about the challenges America faces. On YouTube, her speech-giving voice always seemed artificial, cold, harsh and brittle. Here, she was low-key, motherly, whip smart, personable and humorous - everything I had hoped for. Then there was a question and answer session (NOT easy questions - did I mention whip smart?) followed by a no touching reception line. And *** she’s a foot away. She seemed a lacquered and corrected sort of person - professional - I guess you’d say. Everyone was gently elbow bumping with her, so I did too. You’d say your name and class. “Anais Vionet, freshman,” I said. I wanted to say “I’m a BIG fan” but I thought I might come off as either fawning or even worse someone bent on wasting her time. We both smiled, me behind my mask and I bobbed a goodbye nod, but as I went to step away she said, “How’s your Grandmother?” I was shocked but I managed to say, “She’s fine, thank you.” To which she replied, “Please tell her I said hello.” I just nodded, “yes” as a sort of “I will,” and stepped away. I glanced around, there was no handler by her side and she wasn’t wearing an earpiece - how she knew me I have no idea - but now I think she’s considering a run in 2024. My grandmère would be a whale of a donor. What a bizarre encounter.
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Feb 5, 2022
Feb 5, 2022 at 12:25 PM UTC
not name dropping
A famous alumnus is visiting the university. I got an invitation several days ago to a small, socially distanced, masked, focus group. It was to be early on a Saturday morning - so, why not? I was excited to see her - I’m a fan. We were a diverse group of about 20 (covid tested before admittance) students and I was in the back row. Seating was offset so everyone could see everything perfectly. I craned and swiveled, when her entourage came into the room. Then, there she was - I’m sure I was grinning ear to ear (behind my mask), we clapped, excitedly. She wore a navy business suit. A jacket over a black blouse with slacks and black shoes.   She gave a talk, about the challenges America faces. On YouTube, her speech-giving voice always seemed artificial, cold, harsh and brittle. Here, she was low-key, motherly, whip smart, personable and humorous - everything I had hoped for. Then there was a question and answer session (NOT easy questions - did I mention whip smart?) followed by a no touching reception line. And *** she’s a foot away. She seemed a lacquered and corrected sort of person - professional - I guess you’d say. Everyone was gently elbow bumping with her, so I did too. You’d say your name and class. “Anais Vionet, freshman,” I said. I wanted to say “I’m a BIG fan” but I thought I might come off as either fawning or even worse someone bent on wasting her time. We both smiled, me behind my mask and I bobbed a goodbye nod, but as I went to step away she said, “How’s your Grandmother?” I was shocked but I managed to say, “She’s fine, thank you.” To which she replied, “Please tell her I said hello.” I just nodded, “yes” as a sort of “I will,” and stepped away. I glanced around, there was no handler by her side and she wasn’t wearing an earpiece - how she knew me I have no idea - but now I think she’s considering a run in 2024. My grandmère would be a whale of a donor. What a bizarre encounter.
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Why do we look up into a stormy sky Stare out into the grey because we could not see the light Hope is a fragile thing, how is it not broken yet? The walls are closing in, feels like we’re breathing our last breath What do we do? Who will we save? This land of the free and the brave Is sinking into fiery waters of all of the lives that we gave Defeat us not, we won’t despair We keep on going, we don’t know where Sacrifice, hope, human resilience We are pressing on with purpose That’s our human brilliance Search on, search on, search on What is it we will find? An ember of hope burning Whose flame will never die.
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Feb 16, 2021
Feb 16, 2021 at 4:01 PM UTC
Land of the Free
shall we worry about the future of the USA when rich sponsors throw their money not at the next generation candidates      for the presidency but to the septuagenarian male contenders of whatever party?
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Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020 at 4:17 PM UTC
old white men
I'll scale the hairs of Lincoln's beard, Leap to the bridge of Roosevelt's nose, Balance on Jefferson's brow, Then plead on Washington's pate: *America, stop ******* up. I'm slipping on the eyes Of this granite outcrop*!
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Aug 22, 2018
Aug 22, 2018 at 3:18 PM UTC
Rushmore Tears
The literal worst. Some might say Nixon- the criminal in charge Martin for the tear he let the native’s tread Hoover for the shanty towns that rose Fillmore who let the escaped and finally free be returned to captivity. John Taylor the whig who wasn't a whig but manifested his Ideas in us going west. Warren G Harding and the Affairs James Buchanan who started the war. But the worst were the ones who never got to be. The literal worst because I got to see a world that will remain unknown to me. And they are: Jessie Charlene Victoria and Shirley Belva Elaine Carol ‘n Patsy and Cynthia McKinney And who can forget Joan Jett Blakk the black Drag Queen Because Despite what the winners want you to think WE do not look like James Buchanan! Warren Harding! John Taylor and all the other men who have persisted to reign. And still, we sit here and watch as all other make strides in the field we claim to have created. Brazil Germany India Israel Iceland Ireland Liberia Norway Pakistan The Philippines Sri Lanka South Korea And the UK I hope I live long enough to see America rise to the silent challenge of its peers. To see a woman at the podium To see a woman at the desk. To see The black woman The trans woman The bisexual woman The old woman The unmarried, unmothered woman The minority woman The asexual woman The not so average American woman woman. The bleeding woman.
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Feb 9, 2018
Feb 9, 2018 at 11:32 AM UTC
The Literal Worst
(Sung to Where Have All the Flowers Gone) Where have all the assassins gone, I'm just asking, Where have all the hit-men gone, It wasn't long ago. Where have all the psychos gone, Ones like Sirhan Sirhan, Or a crazy American, Better still, a red Russian. Where have all the agencies gone, I'm just asking, The MI5, the CIA, KGB, Mossad; Where have covert actions gone, When there's a guys like loonie Kim Jong; A psychopathic American, A dictator with no where to run. Where have all our heroes gone, I'm just asking; Where have all our leaders gone, Not so long ago. Where have all fine Presidents gone, Biden was the last good one; When will we ever learn, Ego-maniacs can't govern.
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Oct 1, 2017
Oct 1, 2017 at 1:01 PM UTC
Where Have All the Assassins Gone
Laze on the couch, sideways, watching ants attack waed on the gift box top, Magic, worst thing to teach kids with addictive tendencies, those who fill holes with things they hope won't deteriorate in time after all of the money they paid Bills stack, get paid, too, but the space left is huge, too gaping for the remaining messed up bunch of tight, clinched presidents Never thought Washington bought ice cream and got fat, or thought that Jackson dug green, pipe cleaned, choked on **** til oxygen be came an old means, but here I slink, giving them to family, so I can recede comfortably on an old futon with broke dreams, with full sink, two XLs, to be honest, it feels too real, feels too deep, feels like I best hold home and blow dro, sleep to the X-bone beep.
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Aug 30, 2017
Aug 30, 2017 at 5:07 PM UTC
Suffer Summer: "Too Real"
THE TAX RETURNS OF THE PRESIDENT NOW HAVE BEEN FOUND WHAT WILL THEY REVEAL FROM THE TOP END OF TOWN HAS THE PRESIDENT DECLARED ALL THAT HE SHOULD FORM THE TAX THAT HE PAID AS ONLY THE PRESIDENT COULD WHAT WILL THIS PROVE TO THE AMERICAN TAX PAYER HIS TAX RETURNS ARE NOW REVEALED ON OFFICIAL TRUMP PAPER
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Mar 14, 2017
Mar 14, 2017 at 9:32 PM UTC
THE TAX RETURNS REVEALED
TO HAIR OR NOT TO HAIR THAT IS THE QUESTION WHATS WITH TRUMPS HAIR I JUST HAVE TO MENTION IS IT FOR REAL OR IS IT JUST A WIG THE PRESIDENTS BEAUTIFUL RUG LETS DANCE A JIG
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Mar 14, 2017
Mar 14, 2017 at 6:55 PM UTC
TRUMPS HAIR
**"Trump not a legitimate president..." This is how we help presidency "grow," "Reasonable" for trying to build a silly wall Between the US and Mexico, "Realistic" for even trying to appear To have a solution to anyone's problem, While he does "catch up work" in politics. "Responsible" even his supporters telling people His radical concepts are better, not just the extreme Form of right to the Democratic, Liberal opposite.** Someone please save us from this extreme right winger! Oh yea, that's "great!" It's already too late...
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Jan 13, 2017
Jan 13, 2017 at 8:49 PM UTC
My Political Garbage IX-Sorry to offend you
Dear America, what have you become, so busy worried about where you’re going, that you’ve forgotten where you’re from, I am your begotten son, and I love you, I love you, more than these wonderful words can say, I love you but I don’t know what to do, because I fear that you’ve gone astray, like an abusive drunken Trump father, or a used up distracted Hilary mother, you seem so drunkenly enraged by greed, engaged in a lustful want that you falsely believe is a need, “Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light”, we bomb people we’ve never even seen before, something must be wrong because nothing feels right, why, why am I scared of you, maybe it’s your violent tendencies, maybe it’s your egotistical ways, maybe it’s how you’ve created all these enemies, and now these enemies won’t just leave us alone and go away, “Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light”, you are my parents and I look up to you, I love to see the Statue of Liberty’s guiding light, but honestly, at this point I don’t know what to do, I am your son, and even after all you’ve put me through I still love you, but I am absolutely terrified at what you’ve become, what we’ve all become, and even when I run far away to try and escape, I realize we are family so no matter how far I run, I am still an American, because I am America’s Son, come, back home, back to the times of apple pies peace and butterflies, before, the drones, and satellites appeared ominously like shooting stars in the summer skies, come, inside, let’s talk about life over home cooked pumpkin pie, I’ve got some questions and I don’t mean to pry, but why have we had to capitalize off destruction, why do we still have war what is it’s real function, why destroy when we can construct a constant connection, a solid foundation with good intentions and clear instructions, so we can finally heal and move forward as a family that properly functions! Be a good husband, be a good wife, be a good person, lead a good life, look, it’s not that complicated, see all us children would forgive all your murderous mistakes, if only you’d just take the first step and admit that you made them, he served two tours in Iraq gave his all and lost his life for this country, and all he got in return was that Arlington grave you gave him, God please save him, he was a good kid, even though he killed, he did it because his Uncle Sam told him to, please don’t place him beneath us in Hell, Uncle Sam didn’t know any better either, and it seems his parents had raised him quite well, but Uncle Sam’s not his brother’s keeper, I am and I know my brothers well, and when any of us lose any of our lives, we only pray we leave with a story to tell, because maybe we believe, that when we leave this life we lead, at least we leave the world a little bit better, from sea to shining sea, at least, a little, bit, better. Whatever, what more do you want me to say, I love you I am your son, but I’m scared and that scared feeling won’t just go away, “Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light”, I write by the light of the bright stars, and through these words I’ve earned my stripes, and since we’re on the subject when did the public, go from stars and stripes to bars and fights? Honestly America, as much as I distrust and despise you I still put no one above you, even though I’m ashamed of you for invading our privacy like an invasive enema, I don’t even trust you anymore and the only One i used to trust was you, you’re like a blemish on otherwise perfect skin like irritating eczema, I am embarrassed, of the ways in which you’ve behaved and all you’ve put us through, but I am still your begotten son, and after all you’ve put me through I still love you… “Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light”… ∆ Aaron La Lux ∆ The Holy Trilogy Volume 1: available worldwide: 11/11/16
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Nov 2, 2016
Nov 2, 2016 at 3:57 PM UTC
America's Son
Dear America, what have you become, so busy worried about where you’re going, that you’ve forgotten where you’re from, I am your begotten son, and I love you, I love you, more than these wonderful words can say, I love you but I don’t know what to do, because I fear that you’ve gone astray, like an abusive drunken Trump father, or a used up distracted Hilary mother, you seem so drunkenly enraged by greed, engaged in a lustful want that you falsely believe is a need, “Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light”, we bomb people we’ve never even seen before, something must be wrong because nothing feels right, why, why am I scared of you, maybe it’s your violent tendencies, maybe it’s your egotistical ways, maybe it’s how you’ve created all these enemies, and now these enemies won’t just leave us alone and go away, “Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light”, you are my parents and I look up to you, I love to see the Statue of Liberty’s guiding light, but honestly, at this point I don’t know what to do, I am your son, and even after all you’ve put me through I still love you, but I am absolutely terrified at what you’ve become, what we’ve all become, and even when I run far away to try and escape, I realize we are family so no matter how far I run, I am still an American, because I am America’s Son, come, back home, back to the times of apple pies peace and butterflies, before, the drones, and satellites appeared ominously like shooting stars in the summer skies, come, inside, let’s talk about life over home cooked pumpkin pie, I’ve got some questions and I don’t mean to pry, but why have we had to capitalize off destruction, why do we still have war what is it’s real function, why destroy when we can construct a constant connection, a solid foundation with good intentions and clear instructions, so we can finally heal and move forward as a family that properly functions! Be a good husband, be a good wife, be a good person, lead a good life, look, it’s not that complicated, see all us children would forgive all your murderous mistakes, if only you’d just take the first step and admit that you made them, he served two tours in Iraq gave his all and lost his life for this country, and all he got in return was that Arlington grave you gave him, God please save him, he was a good kid, even though he killed, he did it because his Uncle Sam told him to, please don’t place him beneath us in Hell, Uncle Sam didn’t know any better either, and it seems his parents had raised him quite well, but Uncle Sam’s not his brother’s keeper, I am and I know my brothers well, and when any of us lose any of our lives, we only pray we leave with a story to tell, because maybe we believe, that when we leave this life we lead, at least we leave the world a little bit better, from sea to shining sea, at least, a little, bit, better. Whatever, what more do you want me to say, I love you I am your son, but I’m scared and that scared feeling won’t just go away, “Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light”, I write by the light of the bright stars, and through these words I’ve earned my stripes, and since we’re on the subject when did the public, go from stars and stripes to bars and fights? Honestly America, as much as I distrust and despise you I still put no one above you, even though I’m ashamed of you for invading our privacy like an invasive enema, I don’t even trust you anymore and the only One i used to trust was you, you’re like a blemish on otherwise perfect skin like irritating eczema, I am embarrassed, of the ways in which you’ve behaved and all you’ve put us through, but I am still your begotten son, and after all you’ve put me through I still love you… “Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light”… ∆ Aaron La Lux ∆ The Holy Trilogy Volume 1: available worldwide: 11/11/16
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America’s Son Dear America, what have you become, so busy worried about where you’re going, that you’ve forgotten where you’re from, I am your begotten son, and I love you, I love you, more than these wonderful words can say, I love you but I don’t know what to do, because I fear that you’ve gone astray, like an abusive drunken Trump father, or a used up distracted Hilary mother, you seem so drunkenly enraged by greed, engaged in a lustful want that you falsely believe is a need, Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, we bomb people we’ve never even seen before, something must be wrong because nothing feels right, why, why am I scared of you, maybe it’s your violent tendencies, maybe it’s your egotistical ways, maybe it’s how you’ve created all these enemies, and now these enemies won’t just leave us alone and go away, Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, you are my parents and I look up to you, I love to see the Statue of Liberty’s guiding light, but honestly, at this point I don’t know what to do, I am your son, and even after all you’ve put me through I still love you, but I am absolutely terrified at what you’ve become, what we’ve all become, and even when I run far away to try and escape, I realize we are family so no matter how far I run, I am still an American, because I am America’s Son, come, back home, back to the times of apple pies peace and butterflies, before, the drones, and satellites appeared ominously like shooting stars in the summer skies, come, inside, let’s talk about life over home cooked pie, like why have we had to capitalize off destruction, why do we still have war what is it’s real function, why destroy when we can construct a constant connection, a solid foundation with good intentions and clear instructions, so we can finally heal and move forward as a family that properly functions, be a good husband, be a good wife, be a good person, have a good life, look, it’s not that complicated, see all us children would forgive all your mistakes, if only you’d just admit that you made them, he served two tours in Iraq gave his all and lost his life, and all he got in return is the grave you gave him, God please save him, he was a good kid, even though he killed, he did it because his Uncle Sam told him to, please don’t place him beneath us in Hell, Uncle Sam didn’t know any better either, and it seems his parents had raised him quite well, but Uncle Sam’s not his brother’s keeper, I am and I know my brothers well, and when any of us lose any of our lives, we only pray we leave with a story to tell, because maybe we believe, that when we leave this life we lead, at least we leave the world a little bit better, from sea to shining sea, at least, a little bit, better… Whatever, what more do you want me to say, I love you I am your son, but I’m scared and that feeling won’t go away, Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, I write by the light of the bright stars, and through these words I’ve earned my stripes, and honestly America, as much as I distrust and despise you I still put no one above you, even though I’m ashamed of you for invading our privacy like an enema, I don’t even trust you anymore and I used to only trust you, you’re like a blemish on otherwise perfect skin like eczema, I’m embarrassed of the ways in which you’ve behaved and all you’ve put us through, but I am still your begotten son, and I still love you… Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light… ∆ Aaron La Lux ∆ author of The Poetry Trilogy author of The H Trilogy ∆ https://www.amazon.com/Trilogy-City-Angels-Aaron-Lux/dp/1535054328
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Jul 28, 2016
Jul 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM UTC
America's Son
America’s Son Dear America, what have you become, so busy worried about where you’re going, that you’ve forgotten where you’re from, I am your begotten son, and I love you, I love you, more than these wonderful words can say, I love you but I don’t know what to do, because I fear that you’ve gone astray, like an abusive drunken Trump father, or a used up distracted Hilary mother, you seem so drunkenly enraged by greed, engaged in a lustful want that you falsely believe is a need, Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, we bomb people we’ve never even seen before, something must be wrong because nothing feels right, why, why am I scared of you, maybe it’s your violent tendencies, maybe it’s your egotistical ways, maybe it’s how you’ve created all these enemies, and now these enemies won’t just leave us alone and go away, Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, you are my parents and I look up to you, I love to see the Statue of Liberty’s guiding light, but honestly, at this point I don’t know what to do, I am your son, and even after all you’ve put me through I still love you, but I am absolutely terrified at what you’ve become, what we’ve all become, and even when I run far away to try and escape, I realize we are family so no matter how far I run, I am still an American, because I am America’s Son, come, back home, back to the times of apple pies peace and butterflies, before, the drones, and satellites appeared ominously like shooting stars in the summer skies, come, inside, let’s talk about life over home cooked pie, like why have we had to capitalize off destruction, why do we still have war what is it’s real function, why destroy when we can construct a constant connection, a solid foundation with good intentions and clear instructions, so we can finally heal and move forward as a family that properly functions, be a good husband, be a good wife, be a good person, have a good life, look, it’s not that complicated, see all us children would forgive all your mistakes, if only you’d just admit that you made them, he served two tours in Iraq gave his all and lost his life, and all he got in return is the grave you gave him, God please save him, he was a good kid, even though he killed, he did it because his Uncle Sam told him to, please don’t place him beneath us in Hell, Uncle Sam didn’t know any better either, and it seems his parents had raised him quite well, but Uncle Sam’s not his brother’s keeper, I am and I know my brothers well, and when any of us lose any of our lives, we only pray we leave with a story to tell, because maybe we believe, that when we leave this life we lead, at least we leave the world a little bit better, from sea to shining sea, at least, a little bit, better… Whatever, what more do you want me to say, I love you I am your son, but I’m scared and that feeling won’t go away, Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, I write by the light of the bright stars, and through these words I’ve earned my stripes, and honestly America, as much as I distrust and despise you I still put no one above you, even though I’m ashamed of you for invading our privacy like an enema, I don’t even trust you anymore and I used to only trust you, you’re like a blemish on otherwise perfect skin like eczema, I’m embarrassed of the ways in which you’ve behaved and all you’ve put us through, but I am still your begotten son, and I still love you… Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light… ∆ Aaron La Lux ∆ author of The Poetry Trilogy author of The H Trilogy ∆ https://www.amazon.com/Trilogy-City-Angels-Aaron-Lux/dp/1535054328
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Lights camera action, who’s up next, politician, or dumbsh!t pundit, oh I see, everybody’s an expert, man these candidates have switched sides so many times, watching them flip-flop this much makes my neck hurt, candidate’s wearing make-up, if you ask me it’s all a cover-up, blemishes on their records, when’s enough actually enough, on stages, synthetic sages make up stories, while the police keep stuffing us into cages, and the politicians keep talking about reclaiming America’s lost glory, America’s lost glory what glory, the one about us bombing innocents or the one about slaves, well if that’s the glory then it’s not lost, because the US still bombs innocents and pays most people a slave wage, it’s fckn depressing, these pop-star presidents, jockeying for position, and a chance for a White House residence, on a stage, it’s a sad charade, all these bad actors, pointing fingers trying to shift the blame, laaaaaame! All they do is talk different when in front of a mic, but behind closed doors they all act the same, different costumes different connotations maybe, but really there’s no significant difference because there’s no significant change, it’s an act a sham a show, pop star presidents hip hop rock and roll, Barack stars sing about change without any evidence, if you ask me they’ve all gotta go, and this election year is no better, if anything it’s worse, you’ve got Hillary Clinton AKA Barack Light, and of course running is another Bush, then there’s Donald Trump, who’s legitimately probably the Anti-Christ, he’s a racist sexist selfish sociopathic narcissist, he doesn’t want to debate anything he just wants to fight, but what about Bernie Sanders, people ask, “Are you feeling the Bern?”, I mean the guy’s a 74 year old career politician socialist, he’s gonna try and take half of everything I earn, sure, I’d vote for him I guess, outta desperation only, because maybe it’d take someone that extreme to get us outta this mess, but honestly he’s a bumble bee, poking at the hornet’s nest, I’d bet if he becomes a real threat to the one The Establishment want’s to elect, that the speech where he accepts ends with one of his last breaths, yup, America the beautiful, when’d you become such a bully, you used to be my best friend, but now you act like you don’t even know me, you’re blood lust is revolting, why’s your answer to everything violence, and how can you say you speak for the people, when most of the people are so fed up they just shut up and stay silent, and even if we do get out and vote, these days our votes aren’t even counted what gives, what you think it’s just a coincidence, that almost every state Hilary wins is accused of being rigged, I feel sick, this political pile of tricks politics seems like a pile of sh!t, and the media’s forcing it down my throat, I mean really what are we supposed to do, when those that feel outcasted can’t even get the system to count their votes, so I take notes, and I write, I write, all of this with typing hands and a shaking head, because I want a leader I can truly trust and believe in, instead of some actor that that can’t be trusted no matter what they’ve said, red, state, blue, state, red, fish, blue, fish, I’m not a Jew, I’m only half so I’m Jew-ish, and I’m not trying to be rude, or to sound too prudish, it’s just, the history of half my people, is filled with those that want to ***** us, so the bait and switch poli-tricks these politicians politic, well they’re Old Party is nothing new to us, who to trust, who to trust, we’re tired of feeling like Lewinsky, giving oral to the Oval Office and getting nothing back but fckt, when is enough enough, no is supposed to mean no, but we get it no **** on the ****** tube, S&M; Slave & Master we’re all Lady Liberty’s ******** so on with the show! Lights camera action, who’s up next, politician, or dumbsh!t pundit, oh I see, everybody’s an expert, man these candidates have switched sides so many times, watching them flip-flop this much makes my neck hurt, candidate’s wearing make-up, if you ask me it’s all a cover-up, blemishes on their records, when’s enough actually enough? ∆ Aaron La Lux ∆ Hollywood Heartbeats; 7/7/16; available worldwide
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Jun 11, 2016
Jun 11, 2016 at 5:10 AM UTC
America's Got Presidents
Lights camera action, who’s up next, politician, or dumbsh!t pundit, oh I see, everybody’s an expert, man these candidates have switched sides so many times, watching them flip-flop this much makes my neck hurt, candidate’s wearing make-up, if you ask me it’s all a cover-up, blemishes on their records, when’s enough actually enough, on stages, synthetic sages make up stories, while the police keep stuffing us into cages, and the politicians keep talking about reclaiming America’s lost glory, America’s lost glory what glory, the one about us bombing innocents or the one about slaves, well if that’s the glory then it’s not lost, because the US still bombs innocents and pays most people a slave wage, it’s fckn depressing, these pop-star presidents, jockeying for position, and a chance for a White House residence, on a stage, it’s a sad charade, all these bad actors, pointing fingers trying to shift the blame, laaaaaame! All they do is talk different when in front of a mic, but behind closed doors they all act the same, different costumes different connotations maybe, but really there’s no significant difference because there’s no significant change, it’s an act a sham a show, pop star presidents hip hop rock and roll, Barack stars sing about change without any evidence, if you ask me they’ve all gotta go, and this election year is no better, if anything it’s worse, you’ve got Hillary Clinton AKA Barack Light, and of course running is another Bush, then there’s Donald Trump, who’s legitimately probably the Anti-Christ, he’s a racist sexist selfish sociopathic narcissist, he doesn’t want to debate anything he just wants to fight, but what about Bernie Sanders, people ask, “Are you feeling the Bern?”, I mean the guy’s a 74 year old career politician socialist, he’s gonna try and take half of everything I earn, sure, I’d vote for him I guess, outta desperation only, because maybe it’d take someone that extreme to get us outta this mess, but honestly he’s a bumble bee, poking at the hornet’s nest, I’d bet if he becomes a real threat to the one The Establishment want’s to elect, that the speech where he accepts ends with one of his last breaths, yup, America the beautiful, when’d you become such a bully, you used to be my best friend, but now you act like you don’t even know me, you’re blood lust is revolting, why’s your answer to everything violence, and how can you say you speak for the people, when most of the people are so fed up they just shut up and stay silent, and even if we do get out and vote, these days our votes aren’t even counted what gives, what you think it’s just a coincidence, that almost every state Hilary wins is accused of being rigged, I feel sick, this political pile of tricks politics seems like a pile of sh!t, and the media’s forcing it down my throat, I mean really what are we supposed to do, when those that feel outcasted can’t even get the system to count their votes, so I take notes, and I write, I write, all of this with typing hands and a shaking head, because I want a leader I can truly trust and believe in, instead of some actor that that can’t be trusted no matter what they’ve said, red, state, blue, state, red, fish, blue, fish, I’m not a Jew, I’m only half so I’m Jew-ish, and I’m not trying to be rude, or to sound too prudish, it’s just, the history of half my people, is filled with those that want to ***** us, so the bait and switch poli-tricks these politicians politic, well they’re Old Party is nothing new to us, who to trust, who to trust, we’re tired of feeling like Lewinsky, giving oral to the Oval Office and getting nothing back but fckt, when is enough enough, no is supposed to mean no, but we get it no **** on the ****** tube, S&M; Slave & Master we’re all Lady Liberty’s ******** so on with the show! Lights camera action, who’s up next, politician, or dumbsh!t pundit, oh I see, everybody’s an expert, man these candidates have switched sides so many times, watching them flip-flop this much makes my neck hurt, candidate’s wearing make-up, if you ask me it’s all a cover-up, blemishes on their records, when’s enough actually enough? ∆ Aaron La Lux ∆ Hollywood Heartbeats; 7/7/16; available worldwide
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I fell into a bottle Four Presidents ago looking for the hidden song Just before a show Once I thought I found it I was in about half way When I took the stage I found out I was far too drunk to play Every bottle has a song somewhere deep inside I haven't found one yet though but, damn...i know I've tried Each line upon my weary face And scar upon my fingers is the end result of searching for the song that always lingers If it isn't in one bottle in the next it may be there so for now, i'll just keep searching for the song that isn't there there's songs in other places too too dark for me to go some find songs inside a needle those aren't songs I want to know I come by my songs honestly my scars show I've looked deep But, when I'm almost there and see it That's kinda when I fall asleep when I'm sober, I can't find them once I'm drinking, then I hear The song calling from a bottle I'm like an alcoholic seer I know I'll find the right one And it just may be today I only hope I find it Before I'm too **** drunk to play I only hope I find it Before I'm too **** drunk to play
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Feb 21, 2015
Feb 21, 2015 at 5:11 PM UTC
Too **** drunk to play
9:13 p.m. on Wednesday sitting, bolted to this bar, next to tired tropes and worn out jokes I've met a million times or more. And the drinks all swirl together and they start to taste the same                going down                or coming up.           It really doesn't matter much. If the streets looked any different, they'd still bear familiar names: trees and states and Presidents-- Left turn, snowfall, sitting fences,                walking home and getting old. These towns all look alike, with weeks spent walking                 in the cold. And the salt on the sidewalks might season your footsteps--                                        sure-- a steady, frigid cadence carried through like a threat: shallow and petty, from downtown to home. Alone on the sidewalk,                it's 7 below. And I don't know                what that is in Celsius, but I know there's no home                               for at least                another block or 2. I came clean in muddy puddles, ***** slush and snowbound streets,      in towns that looked alike. Tonight, I'm headed for clean sheets. So close the doors, unbolt the patrons           Thursday morning, 2 a.m. And it never feels like half an answer when I push my front door                                                 shut again.
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Dec 2, 2014
Dec 2, 2014 at 11:53 PM UTC
Continued
9:13 p.m. on Wednesday sitting, bolted to this bar, next to tired tropes and worn out jokes I've met a million times or more. And the drinks all swirl together and they start to taste the same                going down                or coming up.           It really doesn't matter much. If the streets looked any different, they'd still bear familiar names: trees and states and Presidents-- Left turn, snowfall, sitting fences,                walking home and getting old. These towns all look alike, with weeks spent walking                 in the cold. And the salt on the sidewalks might season your footsteps--                                        sure-- a steady, frigid cadence carried through like a threat: shallow and petty, from downtown to home. Alone on the sidewalk,                it's 7 below. And I don't know                what that is in Celsius, but I know there's no home                               for at least                another block or 2. I came clean in muddy puddles, ***** slush and snowbound streets,      in towns that looked alike. Tonight, I'm headed for clean sheets. So close the doors, unbolt the patrons           Thursday morning, 2 a.m. And it never feels like half an answer when I push my front door                                                 shut again.
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Choose ... WISELY ... in The Company ... you keep ... !!! cos' ... some ... will leave you ... " Facing Heat ! " ... and may ... Even ... put you to ... sleep ... !!! "Trust me" ... believe ... Everyone ... you meet ... may not be ... "Sweet" ... and may treat you ... like ... " Butchers Meat !!! " "Strip You" ... BARE ... !!! ... Right to ... The Bone ... !!!!! NAKED ... Yes ... Without ... Your clothes ... !!! ******* shows ... how ... that one goes ... to buy that drug ... Some ... Become ... what we call ... " Thugs " ... !!! People now ... are ... Proper ... Cold ... !!! Some will now ... come in ... Your Home ... and be so ... BOLD ... to ... Steal ... from you ... and do ... the things ... They ... Should NOT do ... !!! Here's a ... Story ... that ... " Sadly " ... YES ... is NOT ... " Untrue " ... A guy I know ... " Needed " .... workmen ... in ... " HIS HOME " ... !!! A ... Muslim chap ... who ... YES ... is ... black ... Chose ... some guys ... who ... he had known ... since they were ... lads ... !!! He told them straight ... !!!!! "Please don't smoke inside the house or stuff like that !!!" They said ... "Okay" ... but when my man ... then left the place ... Here's how things ... then ... went astray ... !!!!! When he ... came back ... They ... Weren't Working ... !!! or ... Robbing ... him ... ?!? These fools were ... ..... " Actually " ..... .... " SMOKING CRACK " .... !!!!!!!!!!! "Company" ... you keep ... may be ... That Weak ... !!?!! and may just ... Lie ... !?! Rob You ... or ... CHEAT ... !!!!! I've seen ... Some Cliques ... who walk ... The Streets ... Filled with ... "sneaks" ... and ... Gangs of Thieves ... Things ... They Do ... Now ... Prove to me ... That ... Company You Keep ... can make your ... future ... ? ... Somewhat ..... " Bleak " ...... My Destiny ... Involves ... " NO SHEEP " ... and has ... " NO NEED " ... for ... " Fourty Thieves " ... "Presidents" ... or ... "Ministers" ... Company ... they keep ... are ... "Sinister" ... !!!!!!!! They move with crews ... with ... "Guns" ... in view ... Now ... does that move ... seem ... " Shrewd " ... to you ... ? "Join the pigs then, Be a fool, like gangsters, they pull, Shady Moves !!!" which simply ... Proves ... Groups like ... These ... Have Got ... " Issues " ... and may not be ... ?!? So Good ... for you ... !!! I've said before ... Walking ... " Alone " ... is ... TOUGH ... for sure ... So ... PICK ... Wisely ... I do .... " Implore " .... !!!!! Company ... you keep ... may watch you ... BLEED ... and that's something ... Most Folks ... "Don't Need" ... !!!!!! Friend are ... Those ... who'll ... Stand By You ... when ... "Bad Times" ... roll ... !!! When ... I've had mine ... I've heard ... Some Lines ... that ... WEREN'T ... Refined ... !!!!! and ... Proved ... there is ... A .... REAL ... Fine Line ... !!! Between ... " True Friends "... !!! and those ... whose words ... may ... CHOKE ... friendships ... !!!!!! through words ... they quote ... "Friends" ... like ... "These" ... You ... DO NOT ... NEED ... .... " BLOODSUCKERS " .... who ... choose to ... Feed ... off ... " Stronger Breeds " ... !!!!! Their ... " Company " ... Lacks .... " Energies " .... Giving ... " Positivity " ... ..... " Ignorance ' ..... is what ... They ... PLEAD ... !!! Well .... THAT .... Just like ... " Their Company " ... are things ... I've Learnt ... to now .... " Dismiss !!! " .... Have you ... Got ... ? The Point ... of this ... ?!? Friendships ... " Come " ... ............. and ............... Friendships ...... " Go " ....... But ... " True Friendships " ... come from ... Those ... who'll be there ... when ... The ... " Good Times " ... roll ... But .... Also ... when ... You're on ... " Your Own " ... !!!!! That's why ... Now ... I walk ... ALONE ... !!! NO ... Bad Vibes ... and ... NO ... "Tough Guys" ... !!! Unless they're ... Ones ... who'll ... Stand and Fight ... " Day or Night " ... Right By ... " My Side " ... !!!!!! Just like .... I .... would do ... for them ... !!! My ... " True Friends " ... are ... " Fearless Men " ... !!!!! who don't ... " Pretend " ... !!!!! We ... " Study " ... Yes ... and ... " Comprehend " ... and ... aren't ... "Afraid" ... To Face ... ... " Problems " ... !!!!! You ... May ... see us ... on ... " News at Ten " ... because we've ... dealt ... with those ... Who ... ? ........ " SMELL " ... !!!!!! and made ... **** Sure ... We ... CRAC/ked ... ... " Their Shell " ... !!!!! Crews like ... THAT ... Should ........ " Quell Themselves " ... !!!!! Before they ... weep ... or ... worse still ... BLEED ... !!!!! So ..... " Heed My Words " .... Read ... Carefully ... !!!!!! Choose Wisely ... in ... " The Company ... .... You Keep !!! " ...
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Sep 7, 2014
Sep 7, 2014 at 5:30 PM UTC
"The Company You Keep" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 9/12/2005
Choose ... WISELY ... in The Company ... you keep ... !!! cos' ... some ... will leave you ... " Facing Heat ! " ... and may ... Even ... put you to ... sleep ... !!! "Trust me" ... believe ... Everyone ... you meet ... may not be ... "Sweet" ... and may treat you ... like ... " Butchers Meat !!! " "Strip You" ... BARE ... !!! ... Right to ... The Bone ... !!!!! NAKED ... Yes ... Without ... Your clothes ... !!! ******* shows ... how ... that one goes ... to buy that drug ... Some ... Become ... what we call ... " Thugs " ... !!! People now ... are ... Proper ... Cold ... !!! Some will now ... come in ... Your Home ... and be so ... BOLD ... to ... Steal ... from you ... and do ... the things ... They ... Should NOT do ... !!! Here's a ... Story ... that ... " Sadly " ... YES ... is NOT ... " Untrue " ... A guy I know ... " Needed " .... workmen ... in ... " HIS HOME " ... !!! A ... Muslim chap ... who ... YES ... is ... black ... Chose ... some guys ... who ... he had known ... since they were ... lads ... !!! He told them straight ... !!!!! "Please don't smoke inside the house or stuff like that !!!" They said ... "Okay" ... but when my man ... then left the place ... Here's how things ... then ... went astray ... !!!!! When he ... came back ... They ... Weren't Working ... !!! or ... Robbing ... him ... ?!? These fools were ... ..... " Actually " ..... .... " SMOKING CRACK " .... !!!!!!!!!!! "Company" ... you keep ... may be ... That Weak ... !!?!! and may just ... Lie ... !?! Rob You ... or ... CHEAT ... !!!!! I've seen ... Some Cliques ... who walk ... The Streets ... Filled with ... "sneaks" ... and ... Gangs of Thieves ... Things ... They Do ... Now ... Prove to me ... That ... Company You Keep ... can make your ... future ... ? ... Somewhat ..... " Bleak " ...... My Destiny ... Involves ... " NO SHEEP " ... and has ... " NO NEED " ... for ... " Fourty Thieves " ... "Presidents" ... or ... "Ministers" ... Company ... they keep ... are ... "Sinister" ... !!!!!!!! They move with crews ... with ... "Guns" ... in view ... Now ... does that move ... seem ... " Shrewd " ... to you ... ? "Join the pigs then, Be a fool, like gangsters, they pull, Shady Moves !!!" which simply ... Proves ... Groups like ... These ... Have Got ... " Issues " ... and may not be ... ?!? So Good ... for you ... !!! I've said before ... Walking ... " Alone " ... is ... TOUGH ... for sure ... So ... PICK ... Wisely ... I do .... " Implore " .... !!!!! Company ... you keep ... may watch you ... BLEED ... and that's something ... Most Folks ... "Don't Need" ... !!!!!! Friend are ... Those ... who'll ... Stand By You ... when ... "Bad Times" ... roll ... !!! When ... I've had mine ... I've heard ... Some Lines ... that ... WEREN'T ... Refined ... !!!!! and ... Proved ... there is ... A .... REAL ... Fine Line ... !!! Between ... " True Friends "... !!! and those ... whose words ... may ... CHOKE ... friendships ... !!!!!! through words ... they quote ... "Friends" ... like ... "These" ... You ... DO NOT ... NEED ... .... " BLOODSUCKERS " .... who ... choose to ... Feed ... off ... " Stronger Breeds " ... !!!!! Their ... " Company " ... Lacks .... " Energies " .... Giving ... " Positivity " ... ..... " Ignorance ' ..... is what ... They ... PLEAD ... !!! Well .... THAT .... Just like ... " Their Company " ... are things ... I've Learnt ... to now .... " Dismiss !!! " .... Have you ... Got ... ? The Point ... of this ... ?!? Friendships ... " Come " ... ............. and ............... Friendships ...... " Go " ....... But ... " True Friendships " ... come from ... Those ... who'll be there ... when ... The ... " Good Times " ... roll ... But .... Also ... when ... You're on ... " Your Own " ... !!!!! That's why ... Now ... I walk ... ALONE ... !!! NO ... Bad Vibes ... and ... NO ... "Tough Guys" ... !!! Unless they're ... Ones ... who'll ... Stand and Fight ... " Day or Night " ... Right By ... " My Side " ... !!!!!! Just like .... I .... would do ... for them ... !!! My ... " True Friends " ... are ... " Fearless Men " ... !!!!! who don't ... " Pretend " ... !!!!! We ... " Study " ... Yes ... and ... " Comprehend " ... and ... aren't ... "Afraid" ... To Face ... ... " Problems " ... !!!!! You ... May ... see us ... on ... " News at Ten " ... because we've ... dealt ... with those ... Who ... ? ........ " SMELL " ... !!!!!! and made ... **** Sure ... We ... CRAC/ked ... ... " Their Shell " ... !!!!! Crews like ... THAT ... Should ........ " Quell Themselves " ... !!!!! Before they ... weep ... or ... worse still ... BLEED ... !!!!! So ..... " Heed My Words " .... Read ... Carefully ... !!!!!! Choose Wisely ... in ... " The Company ... .... You Keep !!! " ...
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