Francis Duggan Poems

Every time i do see Billy he has a big smile on his face
In his ways happy go lucky his gift of life he does embrace
He does not have a wife or children or a car to call his own
He will tell you he is lucky the hard life he has not known
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The man who killed the shark is hero of the day
But the shark who killed the man with it's life it will pay
It must flee for safety to deep waters far out of the bay
Where it killed and eat the man death it's lot if it stay
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Community he does not subscribe to and any social gathering he never does attend
Even his neighbors treat him as a stranger the man who does not have a friend
One can say that he is a loner to a tribe he does not belong
Yet he never seems surly or moody and about him there is nothing wrong
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Many people in their minds carry baggage at least this is how it does seem
Some people are victims of the past and some suffer of low self esteem
Some develop a mental illness the workings of the mind in strife
Their calming effect medication their cross it is with them for life
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The sun it is hidden in clouds of dark gray
And the sky overcast seems like rain is on the way
It is not what one would call a nice Summer's day
Though the magpie does sing in the park by the bay
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An ordinary rhymer is the best i can be
But in that i am not alone there are many like me
There are millions of them in the big World out there
Ordinary rhymers in numbers abound everywhere
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A memory from the past that today i recall
The night the cross on Clara in the storm did fall
The wind from the north did blow loud and strong
And in the tree branches did howl all night long
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We all do go through our bleak moments in life
Of worries and troubles and deep inner strife
And moments of lack of self worth the sibling of self doubt
One well might say this is what life is about
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In some Countries people who speak in public against the regime for their words are made for to pay
They are condemned to serve years of imprisonment and tortured and beat every day
These are brave and wonderful people they do stand for something that is great
For human rights they carry the banner and them we ought to celebrate
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Like everyone else he is not a flawless man
But to gain out of someone else's misfortune is not in his life's plan
If life is cruel to you and you are feeling down
He will not disown you as a sad sack of the town
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