J.A McManus Poems

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21.
Democracy.

Democracy is not grown and cultivated
In crimson poppy fields that bathe in the sun
Democracy is not a shield to hide behind
When your deceit finally becomes unspun.
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22.
Watcher (A Free Verse Poem.)

You are like a beautiful feather
That flutters upon a gentle breeze
I stand in silent wonder trying to
Not disturb your fragile journey
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23.
First Class.

Your clothes, your cars, even your home
We judge success on the things we own
So corrupted and so confused
Young minds getting utterly abused.
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24.
Time.

As the centuries pass by
Ages always come and go
But time travels far too fast
For the race of man to grow.
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25.
Whenever (A Free Verse Poem.)

Whenever I hear birds singing
As I walk under tall, green trees
I shall think of you and smile
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26.
Scrap Heap.

War how can it be justified
Think of all the babies that have cried
As they witness their parents death
Choking on tears, robbing them of breath.
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27.
Cancer (A Quinzaine Poem.)

28.
I Am (A Sonnet.)

I am as sharp as a newly wrought blade
I am as ancient as the deep, cold caves
I am as dark as the night’s constant shade
I am as endless as the ocean’s waves
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29.
A Land Of Shadow And Sin.

I cast my eye across this corrupted land
Where life and death is often bought so cheap
Where evil men carry guns and cruel smiles
Past small orphans, who softly wail and weep.
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30.
Dragon's Fire.

If a glowing hoard of golden treasure
Is the sole object of your desire
You must be prepared to sleep forever
Within the dragon’s consuming fire.
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