Ray Lucero Poems

Libyan dictator fell from grace
The West moved to him depose
Feared he’d talk, they gave chase
His mouth they sought to close
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You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts
You cannot stand the solitude of your heart, so you speak out
Indeed, you talk from fear of being alone,
Sound becomes a diversion and a pass-time
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We’re victims of “Problem, reaction, solution”
Perpetrated by minions of a few evil oligarchs;
Who control finance, resources and the media
“Real change” is now why “Occupy” embarks
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If your neck isn’t broken...look up!
What you see may blow your mind
World governments lie to cover-up
Hoping we remain deaf, mute n’ blind
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Why do you measure time when time is measureless?
Why do you adjust your conduct and direct,
The course of your spirit according to hours and seasons?
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I shall speak of the good but not the evil within you.
For what is evil but good tortured by hunger and thirst?
In truth when good is hungry it seeks food in dark places,
And when thirsty truth drinks from dead water.
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People bravely took to city streets
Determined to effect positive change
Occupying parks n’ other public places
Beginning with Wall St. stock exchange
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Why must it always be “Us and them”?
When we’re all part of humankind
Can a rose live without its roots or stem?
Can justice prevail when men are deaf n’ blind?
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The “War on terror” is but a ruse!
Just another in a series of distractions
Designed to instill fear and to confuse,
Or garner sympathetic n’ gullible reactions
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Friendships begin where the road ends
Though the ruts may be muddy n’ deep
Count not the number of your friends
Cherish the precious ones’ you keep
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