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Who has the energy has the power

Who has the energy has the power 
and makes the decision, conserve or devour.

Who has the energy rules whether schools 
produce educated citizens or ignorant fools.

Who has the energy controls Congress 
and who does and does not have access.

Who has the energy gets to pick 
is that or not a law of physics?

Who has the energy for us bequeath 
what children eat, drink, and breathe.

Who has the energy gets to state 
yes or no to a people-friendly climate.

Who has the energy makes the statement, 
whether there's democracy in government.

Who has the energy are whom we adore 
and we make this country of, by, and for.

Who has the energy on this sunny day? 
It's you and I, or that's what I pray.

Charles Ashurst 2015 8 13 edited 2022 8 21 and 2022 10 26 and 2024 6 24

who has the energy has the power 2022 10 26

I was on the run
from the blade of the law
until' I got caught and now
awaits the national razor

at Place de la Concorde
where it's ankle deep blood
and the sans culottes all sing out
allons enfants de la patrie
le jour de gloire est arrivé
contre nous de la tyrannie
l'étendard est sanglant est levé
l'étendard est sanglant est levé

I'm pretty sure
they just marked an x on my door
I'd rather flee once more
or gorge the hemlock in mere uncertainty

Lo, I shall be brief
first I have to concede
that, what is worse than death
is this heartfaint hanging in between

through my head plows
recurring thoughts of
my head conjoined in a bundle

and my sweat pours,
from the depth of my core
and that tribunal court
their pliable glares
desperate baked tones
all their faked cheers
fleeced my soul
and away I stumbled

Please send my regards
to Robespierre and the boys
to papa ol' regime
to all discarded hoards
those ceaseless talks of virtue
nature's one cure
can't say that I do
miss them terribly

the one uprightness
I ever knew
was the one I shew
my spouse every night

and you'd better
burn this letter
I'm thinking of your life
not just mine

Send My Regards

I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.

And into my garden stole,
When the night had veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

- William Blake (1794)

A Poison Tree

Haha...
Put on a happy face
Put on a...
slow ballet
when your mind will sway
you say goodbye, good day
I say good night
sleep tight

Here I just might

dancing on my own
with me, myself and a happy face
take it down a notch
because no one will behold such grace
I don't stand a chance
I crashed into an ambulance

and I don't stand a chance to stand
nor to take a stance
because the people that just got on
might start talking
well people do little else

As I'm about to burst out laughing
I'm even thinking of a joke as well
Do tell why laughter is the best
medicine accessible around us all the while
smile never fade unless I'm buried
in my work place

I don't stand a chance
I crashed into an ambulance
but my smile lines will never fade
until I'm buried in my grave

I don't stand a chance to wail
nor to make this place a peaceful world
You're going out of your mind but then
you wouldn't be the first

nor would you be the last

I'm about to erupt in laughter
I'm even thinking of a joke as well
do tell why slaughter is the worst...

Haha...

Put On A Happy Face

Cordelia
All your memorabilia
have been kept safe
and locked away
until this day
I hand it over to you
now that wheel
to which you were bound
is no longer on fire

Cordelia
I'm releasing you
Cordelia
All the more all the same
graceful in mine eye
yes I'm sure
your love is more
ponderous than your tounge
could ever conspire

Cordelia
Unlike Ophelia
and those harpee sisters
in your midst
forever foul and never fair
with neither inkling nor a clue
that it is your lips
men wishes to seal with righteous kiss
but you're tired
are you not
dear daughter of Lear

Howl

Your beauty puts my poems on par
with the talking ravens in the tower

Kraa...

Howl

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AUTOTHEFT

Through a tunnel full of light
I would move at the fastest pace
Through my own eyes
I can see this gigantic space

At the speed of light
I could remain longer
Than the night
And walk until it's dawn


X-rays light
And in a crackle blast
Through my eyes
Rendering me blind


I see the light 
Through the scope
Of space at night
And I would throw a rope

To climb and ascend
To the endless space
A place of light and bliss
That the night would leave me


X-rays light
And in a crackle blast
Through my eyes
Rendering me blind

X-rays light
And in a crackle blast
Through my eyes
Rendering me blind

Away from the blight
Now I will rise
Through the eye
Of a sun that shines

X Ray

Hi ... and yes I am 63 and I love to sing Karaoke!  I have loved singing my whole life and I find it a good avenue to help me in dealing with my mental health.  It somehow grounds me and helps me get through my day.   I have learned to play many different kinds of instruments during my experiences and, Like most,  wish my voice was one of my better instruments; but regardless, I do get enjoyment out of it.  So if you are interested in putting a smile on your face, getting a chuckle, or shedding a tear, give it a listen ...  and if you want ... sing along, before you know it that humming will be making you feel a little bit better too.



Takecare.........

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