Joe Rosochacki Poems

Egypt is in a crisis now,
Gone are Pharaohs that enslaved the Israelis,
Who would later worshiped the Golden Calf; they would bow.
Now America's ally and friend is in trouble,
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2001: Space Odyssey has come from film to life,
Watson has replaced Hal,
The bright red light has been replaced by a blue,
Not a deep blue, it was not a chess champion,
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Time is on my side, yes, it is.
Time is on my side, yes, it is.
Now you were saying that you want to be free
but you'll come runnin' back, you'll come runnin' back,
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What’s all the fuss?
France’s gastronomical foothold on French cuisine is about to take a nose dive,
I bet all would cuss.
At the Louvre, the epitome of fine art,
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An American legend,
A company that helped to end World War II.
With its B-17’s and B-29’s,
And at last the B-52 that sustained the front against communism,
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When I had my MS attack,
Something went wrong with my nerves in the brain.
I underwent a protocol of chemotherapy,
9 doses of Novantrone,
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King of animation, King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the King of pop, he was not.
Pablo Escobar, who was the cocaine king,
Became legendary, even after his death.
He did not create an animated mouse,
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Back in the Nixon presidency,
Back in the ‘70’s,
Long before there were hard drives,
Back when most politicians hid most of their affairs from their wives,
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Did SAC or NORAD fall asleep?
How did a B-52’s cache cruise missiles,
Armed with nukes,
Ever leave their base in Minot Air Force Base,
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It wasn’t the Wall of Berlin nor was it the Walls of Jericho,
For what’s it worth,
It wasn’t the Specter that 007 James Bond would fight.
It was Phil Spector,
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