Capital Punishment

When a state
Kills a convicted murderer
The state
Becomes like the killer
Murdering the defenseless
In the toxic word
Of justice

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Opened the curtain
Dawn’s light got stuck in my eyes
Intense brilliance
Furniture became the foe
Slept on the carpet till noon

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Tourists on the North Pole
They arrive there in choppers
Eat Russian burgers
See a contour less landscape
Go home, make up a story

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Slimming

Shadorma (slimming)

Low fat cheese
Tastes like rubber soles
For weight loss
I eat it
Abusing my true taste buds
And I am still fat

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Winter In Shardoma Land

Winter Evening (Shadorma)

Five o’clock
Sun is a pink cloud
Cold seeps in
Tuesday gone
It was a beautiful time
Now for a wee dram.

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Aghast

Aghast.

The full moon
Throws blue light on clouds
Winter night
Dry landscape
And all lovers sit indoors
Watching “Come Dancing”

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Epigram 5

Epigram

The moment of freedom is when
You have to make a choice.
When it is made you are no longer
Free but trapped by your decision.

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Financial Crisis

Financial Crisis

We blame the bankers
What about us?
On the carousel of wealth
Caught in our own snare of greed
Merry-go-round to you

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Greeted by applause
Bullfighter struts on the arena
Tight is his costume
Rolled up handkerchiefs in crotch
Let the historic play begin

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Our Alger taxi driver
Had two wives and five sons
Worked 18 hours day
How come he had time for sex?
“O, it only takes five minutes.”

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