Doug Lane

You seduced me
with trickery
and afterwards
memories of our encounter
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Driven from my house
by greedy landlords
who think
it's theirs,
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First he came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out, or spoke too quietly-
Because I was not an immigrant.
Then he came for the Muslims, and I did not speak out, or at least, did not speak loudly enough—
Because I was not a Muslim.
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American foster mother
you brought your bottomless,
unconditional,
love
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Was listening
to an old Trumplican bag
in Florida
being interviewed.
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Financial necessity
forced me,
in spite of myself,
to teach for many years.
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Call me Fishmeal.
I'm about to set off
for big watery trouble
in the South Pacific,
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On a certain day of the year
all the retired military officers
and their wives
come back to Sanibel Island
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Check your favorites about your man
1) That he's a pathological liar who has told more than 18,000 lies and counting during his administration.
2) That he treats women like trash and targets, grabbing their p.........
3) That he's owned by Putin.And is the greatest double agent in history, working for Russia's welfare, not ours.
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Our one hold on him
was the love we gave him
long ago.
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Her beauty sneaks up on you
and is compounded
of knowing wisdom, compassion,
wit,
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"suffering is the root of all consciousness"- -Dostoyevsky

My best poems
are born
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Little Donald might have grown up
to be something
had his Klanner father
not stunted him
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When the thieves
descended
on The Red Apple Farm,
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Joe,
I'm hearing a lot
about empathy.
I don't need empathy.
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Officious, uniformed, pigeons,
marching up and down
in front of City Hall
make this citizen think,
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The crazy bully,14 or 15,
ran rampant
among the 11 year olds,
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Just a heads up.
As you grow older
your parents
will grow battier.
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"History never repeats itself. But it rhymes." - -Anonymous

After the plague
everyone went mad
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I don't think
anyone
except Daniel Day-Lewis
wants Daniel Day-Lewis
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