Joe Rosochacki Poems

'Oh black water, keep on rolling Mississippi moon won't you keep on shining on me'
is what the Doobie Brothers sang
when they sang about the River,
Watergate, Iran-Contragate,
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This time Gerry is going all out,
Featuring insurgent cross-dressers in Iraq,
The insurgents have stepped to new low,
In thinking don’t tell, don’t ask,
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In Detroit next to the Ambassador Bridge,
lies the intersection of Clark and Fort,
Opposing one another were two gas stations, a Marathon and BP,
Trouble has been brewing for two for weeks possibly for years,
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Martin Lee Anderson, Pamela younger brother, Not,
Was tortured, suffered and was executed when he failed to comply,
About exercising.
He was going to die
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In the small town of Sandakan in eastern Borneo,
Was a man who sung his last tune today,
Abdul Sani Doli,
He liked the way he sounded,
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What is the point between B and S?
When you’re running for White House and potentially leading the country as prez,
It is a very big deal,
- which is why careful words must be spoken,
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Grease is the word, is the word that you heard
It's got groove it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling.....
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Has prophesy of divine intervention come through?
Has the exodus from the child foster homes been enacted?
Has the ‘fat lady sung’ in reference to the ability for Texas to keep their children?
The FDLS thinks so.
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Being good isn’t always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin’ to me
He’d come and tell me everything is all right
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Indeed the non-talented Britany Spears has made the headline today,
She has come out with a new album on CD, you say “No Way”,
She’s been tripping lately,
lost physical custody of her kids,
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