Francis Duggan Poems

The rhymer has no desire to become a poet
Or never craves for the recognition of literary note
The rhymer is one who just loves to write rhyme
One might say a throwback to a long gone time
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That on the twenty first of December 2012 life in the World will end why even pretend
Though for some people everyday their World does end
Everyday on Planet Earth people do die
That their World does end for them is not a lie
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Most people live at or below the poverty line
And can only afford to drink the cheapest brands of wine
And cannot afford to pay rent so are condemned to sleep rough
They know about life and that life can be tough
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The longest lived human life in time is not a long span
Supposedly on average the woman by a few years does outlive the man
And since the aging one can never regain youthful elan
Do enjoy life for as long as you can
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We reap what we sow it does seem this way
For what goes around comes around as some like to say
You cast stones at others at you they cast the stones back
The best form of defense is to go on the attack
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It is all about greed and lust for wealth and fame
The siblings of narcissism for want of a better name
That is creating the huge gap in equality in the social divide
In a Human World where hidden poverty has nowhere left for to hide.
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To the end of my life's journey not that far to go
Time is ticking on and becoming my foe
More than three decades have passed since i was in my life's prime
And that is going back many Seasons in time
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In the English speaking pop World George Michael is an almost forgotten man
But his song Last Christmas at Christmas is huge in Japan
Played on the Japanese airwaves many times every day
The Japanese favorite Christmas song believe that if you may
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Ignorance can become you it does grow and grow
If you think you know all there's nothing you have to know
The people who like the sound of their own voices words of wisdom never hear
Their egos too big for their heads that's how it does appear
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Long past your prime years and you no longer young
And in a foreign city where to you the people speak in a different tongue
Unable to read the train signs and under mental duress
And feeling confused due to far too much stress
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