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Why do they do that?

February 6, 2017

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Why do they do that?
Is he ever gonna change?
Did he get it from his family?
They’re all pretty strange.

Why do they do that?
He knows I can’t stand it.
I’ve begged for him to stop.
Will he quit if I demand it?

Why do they do that?
Does he like to make me mad?
Does he think it’s all a game?
He reminds me of my dad.

Why do they do that?
Is it something in his brain?
Why can’t I figure him out?
He’s driving me insane.

Why am I like this?
Wondering things I’ll never know.
Should I stop wasting time?
Should I learn to let go?

by Richard W. Bray

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Robust Action

February 4, 2017

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Strength is all
They understand
Be undaunted
Be a man

Be resolute
And stay the course
With muscular vigor
And robust force

Stout resolve
And rugged might
Are all you need
When you are right

Be diligent
And brave and strong
Send more guns
And drop more bombs

by Richard W. Bray

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everybody tells a little fib now and then

January 29, 2017

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Walter thinks that someone
Is sleeping with his wife
If he knew it was me
It would mess up his life
I told him not to worry
To shelter him from strife

It’s considerate to lie
When you’re protecting a friend
Besides, everybody tells
A little fib now and then

My boss really likes me
And he’s such a great guy
He’s losing lots of money
But he doesn’t know why
If he knew I was embezzling
He would probably die

It’s considerate to lie
When you’re protecting a friend
Besides, everybody tells
A little fib now and then

I’ll never tell my wife
That I pawned her diamond ring
She got it from her grandma
And she really loves that thing
But cubic zirconia
Makes some pretty nice bling

It’s considerate to lie
When you’re protecting a friend
Besides, everybody tells
A little fib now and then

by Richard W. Bray

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monument of wind

January 21, 2017

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such a big man
you tell people what to do
you can scream and you can threaten
you can fire people too

personified destruction
a walking fist
knocking things over
to show that you exist

so full of empty
a monument of wind
a maelstrom of hollow
surrounded by skin

by Richard W. Bray

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Silly Silly Grownups

January 12, 2017

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Got a shark from Gramma
It was soft and it was blue
It had some scary teeth
It tried to by me too

I wrestled with my shark
And ripped apart his hide
That mean and scary fishy
Was all cotton balls inside

“Whatever did possess you?
Goodness gracious Daisy Mae!
We can’t show this to Gramma”
I heard my mother say

Then I got in trouble
So I kicked and I cried
Nobody told me that the shark
Was not a shark inside

Daddy bought a puppy
To be my very own
My parents were frightened
To leave us alone

Silly silly grownups
Don’t they realize?
I know that my puppy
Is all puppy inside

by Richard W. Bray

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Pull Yer Head Out

January 9, 2017

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Do you think
You’ll be safe
If you stick
Your head up there?
You should find
A better place
Before you run
Out of air

There isn’t
Sanctuary
Where the sun
Doesn’t shine
The world is
No less scary
And you’re gonna
Wreck your spine

It’s gonna
Hurt a lot
But you gotta
Pull it free
Don’t waste
The life you got
Pretending
Not to see

by Richard W. Bray

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New and Improved

January 7, 2017

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We’re proud to announce
It’s incredible to see
A sensational development
A new and better me

The improvement is amazing
It’s finally here
Compare to other products
It’s remarkably clear

From our team of experts
This miraculous device
A revolutionary bargain
At a startling price

It’s quick and it’s easy
It’s coming to your town
Accept no other offer
We won’t let you down

Introducing our new strategy
It’s guaranteed to work
Time to tell the truth:
I was a stupid selfish jerk

I’m sorry and I love you
I’ll be a better man
It’s a limited-time offer
So get me while you can

by Richard W. Bray

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Hole

December 19, 2016

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Even though you’re tall
You’re fragile and you’re small
You try and try to hide it
You build a giant wall

Your childhood was sad
You had an ornery dad
The other kids didn’t like you
You became an angry cad

Carrying the germ
You live to make men squirm
A feeble-hearted man
With the compassion of a worm

No achievement can console
Your bruised and twitching soul
Gobble and devour
You will never fill the hole

by Richard W. Bray

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The one that says there isn’t any pain

December 10, 2016

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Monitor the voice inside your brain
Don’t scamper and pretend it isn’t there
The one that says there isn’t any pain

Listen for your truth and don’t campaign
Focus on yourself and don’t compare
Monitor the voice inside your brain

The voice that tries to keep a body sane
The voice that keeps repeating, “I don’t care”
The one that says there isn’t any pain

Repeat, repeat, repeat a lie in vain
Anesthetize against the truths that scare
Or monitor the voice inside your brain

Live your hurt and don’t deny the rain
Analyze your thoughts ever aware
Of the one that says there isn’t any pain

Release your mind and jettison your chains
A universe awaits you if you dare
To monitor the voice inside your brain
The one that says there isn’t any pain

by Richard W. Bray

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Sweetest Nut

December 2, 2016

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Sweetest nut hath sourest rind;
Such a nut is Rosalind.

Touchstone, from As You Like It by William Shakespeare

Do you have a secret
That you’re too afraid to tell?
Are you delicate and tender
Underneath your heavy shell?

Have you suffered shocks and stings?
Did you build a barricade?
Did you turn those slings and arrows
To a daunting palisade?

Can you let me in your fortress?
Is it big enough for two?
Can we fortify each other?
Or is your castle just for you?

by Richard W. Bray

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