Archive for June, 2023

sad song of independence

June 30, 2023 

The dirty rotten lowdown
Things you do
Leave a trail 
Of misery and blue

Pleeeeeeeeeease
Don't treat me
Like dog shit
I ain't dog shit
I'm a man

Sabotaging 
Other people's lives
With treachery and slander
Sharp as knives

Can't you seeeee
All the hope
And the sunshine?
Like a big red ruby 
Like a grape on a vine

You cheated on 
A dozen different guys
Your dog won't even
Look you in the eye

You could beeeee
Like an angel 
Of mercy
But you just hurt me
And I don't know why

I finally found
The nerve to walk away
I’ll always think
About you every day

I'll be freeeee
But I'll always
Be lonely
Dreaming about the woman
You're never gonna be

by Richard W. Bray

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The list of acceptable ideas

June 6, 2023 

I once met a traveler
From a foreign land
He beguiled our village
Taking about his clan

He told us thoughts were free
Like the air we breathe
And there isn't any list
Of acceptable ideas

We laughed and hollered
We slapped our knees
That man was crazy
As a basket full of bees 

Without instructions
Nothing makes sense
You'll say the wrong thing
You'll surely give offense

We showed him the list
That's pinned to the wall
In every building
And meeting hall

It tells us what to think
It tells us what to say
Folks who disagree
Are quickly sent away

The list brings order
The list brings peace
The list brings love
And harmony

Without the list
Life would be insane
Who would we bless?
And who would we blame?

That kooky old traveler
Just shook his head
He sneaked away quiet
When we were still in bed

by Richard W. Bray

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