Category Archives: Trauma

Courier

Posted on October 28, 2016 by admin

  Courier It’s dark, it’s crispy, your nerves feel wispy As you walk out into the night You don’t wish to go, it’s the night of the fright, But the cupboard is bare so it is that you dare Walk … Continue reading →

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People of the Street

Posted on October 14, 2016 by admin

  The People of the Street With homelessness running rampant and many homeless suffering with mental illness, I thought I would ‘pay tribute’ to the unfortunates… Rough and tumble they may be But inside, they have love. They do what … Continue reading →

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Rat-a-tat-a-tat

Posted on September 23, 2016 by admin

  Rat-a-tat-tat Rat-a-tat-tat – Rat-a-tat-rat-tat! The uzi fills the wall with pock holes Poc-poc-poc-poc Little children too small and low to be hit They duck and tremble, mute with fear The old lady’s face freezes on an expression of terror, … Continue reading →

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Get Him Outta Here: Please!

Posted on September 16, 2016 by admin

  Get Him Outta Here Get him outta here. Get him out. He’s disrupting my party, He’s no fun. Make him run. Go on, get him outta here. The intruder heckled harder, He fought tooth and nail, For every laser … Continue reading →

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Early Warnings: Ignored

Posted on July 8, 2016 by admin

  Early Warnings: Ignored It was on the eve of destruction In the Earliest Stages When the earliest signs went unnoticed But all of the signs were right there. First came the scouting, All deception , and smiles, Followed by … Continue reading →

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Music Can Do That for You: Put your rifle down

Posted on June 20, 2016 by admin

  Music Can Do That: Put your rifle down A cry for peace on all fronts *Something a little different today, in the light of the continuing reign of the rifle. My metaphor is that the person with Alzheimer’s is … Continue reading →

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Tremulous Times: Outer and Inner

Posted on June 3, 2016 by admin

  Tremulous Times All is orderly in the war room, plans are all laid out: Send Troop A to Region One, apply the bombs in Sector Two, Take them out by storm and it’s all over but the shout; Line … Continue reading →

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