Randy McClave Poems

Tomorrow I might fall down, I might even fail
But, I will not see that as a defeat as I will eventually prevail,
A victory to me it is not to win, it is not to give up, but to begin
And tomorrow is another day that I will be tested, "Oh well! ".
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I will not go willingly into the darkness, 

When death says it is my time to go, him I will fight;
They say that dying will be peaceful and harmless,
But, I heard he lies, so I will keep my feet firmly in the sunlight.
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Tonight when I sleep I will sleep with joy and happiness
I will not need protection from pills or even that of a lovely prayer
Sleep will come naturally, and peace I will find it nonetheless
I have released my demons, and I will not be tortured with a nightmare.
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Life would be better if we cared about our environment,
Before we cared about a job, or starting our own retirement.

Our world once again could be another Garden of Eden
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Shanny didn't want to become a mother
Robert didn't want to become a dad,
They just wanted to have fun and live together
Then without thought or caring a child together they had.
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I think of you as I walk down the path
I smile, then I chuckle, then I laugh and I laugh;
Then I stop and then I think……….
Was I laughing at you or was I laughing at me
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Oh fair Caledonia named by Rome
Oh fair Caledonia the true poet's home,
Where the muses inspire along the countryside
With honor and reverence, it is their destiny and pride,
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If our government cared and worried about the poor
I would happily say no one would be poor any more,
Every man, woman and child's belly would always be full
Not one person would be hungry and begging for a handful.
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I was once asked when I was a little boy
If I had ever loved? And, yes I did for a little toy,
I wanted it so much, and to buy it I tried and tried
But, I never had enough money so I cried and cried,
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When we were younger we pushed each other on the swings
We would push so hard until in the sky we could see all things,
Once I was pushed so high, I could almost touch the birds in the sky
Then I fell out of my swing, now I am up in the sky, wearing my wings.
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