Douglas Scotney Poems

Now that it's
nearly over,
we must decide what name
will do
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When jokemakers,
in front
for skill and daring,
get ex-ed
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We spend a lot of time
to stop a lot of crime
by educating the ignorant
to accept they can't be innocent
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Our hearts should not need relief.

There isn't so much to know.
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In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,
a cowardly one
with his bust all stuffed with gold
got away
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'Santy,

why isn't heaven
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There is no hope of power sharing
when strong believers
kill children
of other strong believers
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ils disaient,
les devotés
au chocolat,
‘il cause la bonne santé
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If you could see unabsorbed vitamin supplements
in your stools
like you can unchewed seeds,
you'd wonder 'what's the point? '
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'Your ending
will be
a relief
not a shock, '
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