the mob

[mnaz]

they used to pull you
into a car, or the desert
pull the trigger maybe
the family regrets

now they send you to iraq
the mob went global, flat earth
burger king on each corner of baghdad
flower pansies get the hell outta the way

war is the answer
we have a better idea
we don't beat our women
we have freedom

my brother was killed
in the second pipeline war
died fighting for a parking lot
goddamned right it's a cynical poem
the mob appreciates nothing less
the fucking mob and justice

stole your garden
replaced it with a chemical
some insidious jingle
bourbon of belief

[stilltrucking]

I wish I could cry
thank you for making me feel something

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Culture evolves yes
I wish I could be more optimistic
it seems so surreal to me
this worldwide consumer culture
our women have freedom of choice
so many lipsticks to choose from
the devil wears prada

sorry for the ramble
I will probably delete it or sober reflection

[Doreen Peri]

fabulous piece

"the mob went global"

yes indeed ... really great poem

[hester_prynne]

Total fabulous, right on rockin poem Nazz.
Standing ovation
H

[judih]

gangsta paradise
send us your innocents
we know how to fix 'em

[mnaz]

it was the most genuine thing I've written in quite a while.
on the other hand, my anger bled through the page a little,
so it remains a work in progress. always a work in progress.

[mtmynd]

thieves and liars
ruling the rulers
threatening those
that threaten their
livelihooded 'hoods

take a breath
escape the death
that comes like
lightning on strike
at a time and don't
forget the thunder

[saw]

cool !

[Terri]

the tone is just right, the language is right--deadpan pissed-off

good