Ted Sheridan Poems

deep into the dark distant
forgotten regions of one's soul
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Abraham, Martin, John
Bush, Obama, and Saddam

My voice had become useless
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I wish I could go fishing___
Out on the water
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God woke me up early this morning
I had violent stomach cramps
He led me with humble prayer to my household throne
The one where I have always felt that I was the only King
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He was sleeping peacefully when she threw cold water on his back
Playfully trying to wake him up for some much desired sex
But when he retaliated with his best impression of an out of control maniac
She found out how he really feels__
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I won’t be here should you call upon me
I have decided to take a long trip to the ends of the Earth
To the place where Columbus was last seen going over the edge
As he tactfully made his exit to the West
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When I was a young man; writing poetry could get you laid.
That’s if the guys didn’t beat the crap out of you first because
they believed all poets were gay…
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I have known my love for over fifty years;
for both richer or poorer, for better or worse
and in sickness or in health, I have stayed
faithfully by her side. I have never questioned why…
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I am your neighbor
I live next door to you and I know
There are no material things
left in the world for you to buy
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Attention Conservatives in exile
If we catch you saying prayers
And quoting the scriptures
Of Rush Limbaugh
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