SLEEPY JOE

Wake up, Sleepy Joe
Gotta pull yourself together
We need you wide awake
You gotta try, try to be better.

Don’t focus on the numbers
We don’t need more of the same
No whispering, be forceful
Please step up, step up your game.

Raise your voice, stay alert
Please don’t let us down
You’ve got to stand with dignity
When facing off this clown. 

Call him out, he’s a con
Straight up a womanizer
No respect for women’s rights 
We all know  that he’s a liar.

What happened on the stage last night?
You seemed off, not quite yourself
You seemed dazed and confused
Like you weren’t feeling well.

If you’re tired and need a break
If you lack the energy
Please recharge, toughen up
Replace those batteries. 

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TELL EM, JOE!

Tell em, Joe ….make sure they know
He’s a liar , a conman
Don’t let him try and talk you down
Make sure they understand. 

No way he’s looking out for us
He’s an ego maniac
Don’t let him scam and tell his lies
Confuse and obscure facts.

He’s always out for himself
He doesn’t really care 
Don’t let him bully you tonight
You know he won’t play fair. 

No respect for women’s rights
He’s a cheater through and through
He’s not  loyal or honorable
He’s nothing , nothing like you.

He’s heartless, cruel , phony and fake
No empathy or heart
He doesn’t respect democracy 
He’ll tear our country apart. 

We’re counting on you to make it clear
To those still on the fence
He is not someone that should
Ever be our President. 

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DISTANT

Six Sentence Prompt: FREQUENCY

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The frequency of your outbursts has set off an alarm. 
What happened to your self-control, your patience, and your charm? 

You’ve become confused at times…seeming oh so distant.
It’s obvious when I talk, that  you can no longer listen. 

The disease now rooted so deep within, your fate inevitable. 
I wish I could change what’s happening, but this process now…. unstoppable!

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HEADING HOME

Snakes and spiders, gators, and more 
Palmetto bugs running round the floor
Rednecks with their flags held high 
Won’t be so hard to say goodbye.

Too hot to have a barbecue
Can’t sit outside, just me and you
Sharks that stalk and swim  in the sea
Are in the water up to my knees.  

Could lose a limb in one fell swoop
Without a leg, what would I do?
Could paramedics stop the bleeding
Get me the care that I’d  be needing?

Guns on hips or in one’s pocket
They have no reason to refrain or stop it
Feels just like the wild, wild west
It’s not for me, I must confess. 

Packed and ready to head  up north
Back to my home, back to New York
It’s too hot here, I just can’t breathe
It’s time to go, it’s time to leave. 

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MOVING

Six Sentence Prompt: MOVE

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I’m making  the move, leaving Florida.
I’m heading back north, the politics are horrible. 

Missing the food, the change of the seasons.
That’s  just a few of a myriad of reasons. 

The banning of books is too much to bear.
DeSantis is evil and doesn’t play fair.

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CASSANDRA

100 Word Challenge: QUAINT. # 368.

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In a quaint village along  the shoreline of New England, lived a  very lonely, young man.  His name was Marco.  He worked on his Uncle Ray’s fishing boat. He was kind and compassionate, but sadly…. he lived alone in a small cabin near the marina. 
Everyday for Marco was the same, until the night he met his beloved, Cassandra. They were a perfect match , except for one thing….her lower body was not made of skin and bones. Cassandra had a large fin attached…. just below her waist. Marco…. had in fact, fallen madly in love with a beautiful Mermaid. 

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FAINT OF HEART

Six Sentence Prompt: FAINT

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Hardly for the faint of heart, so
sure to make one grieve. 

Sites of the wounded….. children, too ….
so hard to watch them bleed.

Hospitals without supplies, will make you sad, will make you cry. 

Too many innocent families have lost loved ones, have seen them die. 

War, so hard to understand, all the senseless tragedies. 

Why can’t the ones who make the call, 
allow the hostages to be freed?

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BUSY BODY

She’s over the top
She talks  way too much
She can’t keep a secret
Why can’t she just hush?

She flits all around
Flapping her lips
All over town
I’m so tired of it.

A true busy body
A meddling fool
Sits out on her porch 
 On an old, wooden stool. 

Watches the traffic
Counts all the cars 
Knows where you’re going
Knows who you are. 

She has ADD
She’s up and she’s down
She gets in her car
And drives all around. 

Watches your movements
Knows what you do
A voyeur,  a stalker
Yeah, she’s watching you. 

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YOU DIRTY RAT

Six Sentence Prompt: ENGAGEMENT

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On the day of your engagement….
I went up, sat on the roof.

Planned on jumping to my death, 
instead got a tattoo. 

Thought a lot about it…. after all it’s permanent,
something to remind me of ….my lover, my best friend. 

Drank a pint of whiskey, smoked a joint, 
paid for my tat!

Decided on the font and style.
It read, YOU DIRTY RAT!  🐀 

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LIMITATIONS

I don’t want to use a walker 
Or a scooter in the store
I will use it when I have to
But, not anytime before.

Still have my wits about me
I’m not in the grave, just yet
I’ll use my cane, it’s dignified
It’s brown with streaks of red. 

Funny, once your hair turns grey
They have no time for you
They toss you in the closet
Like a pair of worn out shoes.

I was a lawyer in my past life
Still love to sit and read
I help out at Legal Aide 
At least, two times a week.

Gave up my driver’s license 
I no longer drive my car
I just call an Uber
Knowing I can’t  walk …. too far. 

When the time comes, I’ll be ready
I’ll accept my limitations
I hope to be less prideful
Plan to lower expectations.

Till then, I hope to spend my days
Often sitting on my porch
You can find me drinking coffee there
Every Sunday after church.

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