Monthly Archives: April 2010

Fueled by FOX, Fooled by FOX

Posted on April 7, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  Says Roger Ailes, who’s crowing like a cock,"I’m in ratings. I’m winning." Winning what?The most biased news in any time slot,Makes of Sarah Palin a laughing stockAs buyers withdraw ads from Glen Beck’s schlockWhile those FOX and Friends turn … Continue reading →

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The Smell of Peanuts

Posted on April 6, 2010 by CitizenPoet

    The black-mirrored highway deflected the moon      and shimmered in the fog,      blending with rainbow-wreathed headlights      when rare they came. On the night-swept asphalt where I had hitched since noon      I shivered in … Continue reading →

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The Mirror

Posted on April 5, 2010 by CitizenPoet

    The aged, time-weathered mirror    now discarded,    silver guts flaking away, Reflected the same once me    as the new mirror Poised so grandly to betray.

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Ambulance

Posted on April 3, 2010 by CitizenPoet

    Ambulance speeding in the night, Red cock hat spinning, flashing white, blinking red, lights aglow, Zigzagging through scrambled cars, where do you go? Do you answer a plaintive call for help, Crying in the crashing of steel and … Continue reading →

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A Lie Is a Lie Is a Lie

Posted on April 2, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  I can see nothing that is different Between those who tell the lies they invent And those who know the lies, but keep silent.

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Getting the Willies with the Wasilla Hillbillies

Posted on April 1, 2010 by CitizenPoet

    Sarah Palin is pulling out again An RNC party she won’t attend Balks at the RNC and S&M.                                            http://tiny.cc/lq57e   It’s not that she has gotten sanity Nor even the implied profanity It simply undermined her vanity. RNC … Continue reading →

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