Seven
The Legend of the Erratic Boulder
Crest-like shape
of the palest gray.
Cross-marked place
in the fountain spray.
Erratic stone which marks ground
where once the gallows could be found.
A place where scores of men
have met the bitter end.
Never cross
by the stone at night.
You’ll be lost
’til the morning light.
You’ll walk the streets alone
and curse the pale gray stone.
You’ll wander, searching on
until the break of dawn,
and every hedgehog’s gone.
The light reveals the tower
which leads you to the square.
And in this morning hour
so glad to be back there.
Rigged Game
A liar and a traitor
Pathetic and incompetent.
Idolizing dictators
He betrayed our country and our friends
The army and our drones
Making war perpetually.
The cops are driving tanks
And killing people in the streets.
The air we breathe is dirty
The water isn’t fit to drink
There’s no more regulation
They don’t care what the people think
They won’t promote the progress
Of anything that helps us all
They create a big mess
And they profit from it when it falls
It’s a rigged game.
It’s a rigged game.
It’s a rigged game.
DONNY’S EMPIRE
There’s a country
That has squandered
It’s potential
And has wandered
From it’s path of
Altruism
To corporate
Militarism.
Hey Donny
You’ve been dreaming
That our neighbors
Have been scheming
And conniving
To take our money.
Your way of thinking
Is so very funny.
Hail, hail, The Emperor!
He’s a man who’s really in the know
He is like a smart person
But he hasn’t figured out he has no clothes.
And hail, hail to our allies!
I hope that someday we can make it right
I know the damage is mounting
But it seems the laws, to Donny, don’t apply
There’s deception
And corruption
There’s collusion
And obstruction
Disregard for
Legal procedures
Facts mean nothing
To these creatures
There is a country
Where money matters more than anything
They ride the middle class like a donkey
While the wealthy have it all and live like kings
Here’s Donny
He thinks he’s clever
And he’s truthful
Never ever
He says he’ll
Be our savior
But we’re embarrassed
By his behavior
THEY’RE TRYING TO TAKE IT ALL AWAY
It’s been a long, long time ago.
That’s why not many people know
About the time when workers fought
For the few rights that we’ve got.
They got beaten down with sticks and bats.
They stood their ground, they showed them that
The boss may have the lion’s share
But he’d have none without us there.
Now we have a congress
That’s totally sold out.
They want to dismantle
Everything that we’re about.
They’re taking it away.
They’re taking it away.
They’re trying to take it all away.
Money goes like no tomorrow
If it’s for bombs and war and sorrow
The bridges, dams, and interstates
Are underfunded and decayed.
The wealthy hide their precious gains
And profit from our loss and pain.
They’ve passed laws for years to
take our money and our rights
Now our foolish President
wants to keep his job for life
They’re taking it away.
They’re taking it away.
They’re trying to take it all away.