I think it's dawning on some Democrats that obstructing the Patriot Act, like they've been obstructing everything else, is bad for them politically.
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Democrats believe they can win at the ballot box by obstructing, and they would rather win the next election than move America forward.
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A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.
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But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for.
Beginning And End
i am eternal
dont get me wrong
ask my physique
a malicious stamp
of beginning and end
no reason for it
to be here - obstructing traffic -
but then it is just a little part
the rest of me goes to
the furthest of the universe
like plaque, one day
it would leave me
- to its beginning and end
poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Cleaning Up The Mess
THE speeches are tiring.
My ears are bursting with the promises
of Politics.
There are no changes
There are only corrupt leaders
Betraying their Own People.
What i admire is the Loud Music
of my Neighbor
Obstructing the long speech
of the Lying Governor.
There is no use of this Next Election.
The same Oligarchs are playing their
Tunes.
poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Monument
A pithy moon
climbs
on a skull
to unmask the alien,
blacker than coal.
A pregnancy reduction
was needed
to prune out
the motor plan of the moving
target, who had-
a neural circuitry
for obstructing
the light. Can you
transcend a prude who will not
accept a celibate?
Not so sad, a beautiful face
abandons the darkness.
poem by Satish Verma
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Enough...Enough...Enough!
childhood-
chipped pieces of wood
stoking
fires of youth
wild fire!
ash on every hand
and face
pounded
powdered
husk blows
on shores of life
legs move with difficulty
the husk obstructing...
crescendo?
de-crescendo?
poem by Indira Babbellapati
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An Empire Of Illiteracy.....................
THERE ARE MILLION WHO ONLY DREAM OF SCHOOL
OVER ILLITERACY IS WHAT THEY RULE! ! ! !
THEIR EMPIRE IS FULL OF DISGUST
THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN IT, IT IS A MUST
POVERTY IS THE GREAT BARRIOR
RESTRICTING THEM LIKE A WARRIOR
HUNGER AND THIRST -THE TWO SOLDIERS
PREVENTING THEM FROM MOVING FURTHER
FEEL SORRY AND PITY FOR THEM
FOR EDUCATION CAN TURN THEM INTO A GLAMOUROUS GEM
PRISE OPEN THE OBSTRUCTING BARRIORS
THEN, LITERACY SHALL BE GLORIOUS
poem by Sushma Ambekar
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Cigarette Break, Sans Newports
This weather is perfect.
I could lay bare on the grass and in the sun
To delight in the breeze flying in from the mountains.
My mind is void of music which would hope to bounce around my head,
Obstructing clarity and thought.
I have but fifteen minutes on my break.
I find myself tucking in my shirt and straightening my sleeves
As I re-enter the building and return to my desk.
I wish I was playing soccer.
poem by Benjamin Feliciano
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Tell Them To Use The Back Door
About time I get some judgmental critics.
I was beginning think that maybe they didn't exist..
'And why would you think that? '
Because I've been writing on here for a good while, and their hasn't been one negative comment or vote.
'And how long is a good while? '
'Anyways why are you complaining? '
Well I'm not now..
I'm happy somebody told me my poem sucked..
'Really your happy to know that? '
Yes and please send more.
Just remind them to use the back door.
'Why? '
Because the front one is now broke.
'Okay I see how did that happen? '
Because I got 3 out of 10.
'Oh I thought said you were happy? '
Yes I am because now I can them coming without anything obstructing my view.
poem by Ace Of Black Hearts
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The Alpha Comet
A TRAIL BLAZER BLAZING THROUGH THE SKIES
A NEW STAR IS BORN!
A NEW PHENOMENON BLAZING THROUGH TIME ETERNAL!
ON ITS JOURNEY TO A GREAT DESTINATION!
STAND NOT IN THE WAY OF THIS SOJOURNER!
FOR IT IS GREAT RUINS FOR ANY BEING OBSTRUCTING ITS WAY!
YEAH, COLLISION WITH THIS PHENOMENON BE DISASTER TO ANY!
MAKE WAY! MAKE WAY I SAY! !
FOR THE ALPHA COMET BLAZES BY TONIGHT!
poem by Overlord Don Manuel Ihcakeyno
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Wasted
Well I've been lying awake all night just thinking of you
But a bottle of whiskey lies heavy obstructing my view
I've got a bottle of pills to give me my thrills
And I know that I'm leading a life that kills
Wasted - I've wasted my time
Wasted - I'm shooting a line
Wasted - I'm stuck in a hole
Wasted - I'm losing control
And I've been meaning to call
song performed by by Def Leppard from On Through The Night
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If It Is Not About You
If it is not about you,
That you keep such desire to do...
To prove,
Then what is the purpose...
That necessitates the heat of your fire?
If it was no about 'you'...
That flame inside would not burn.
And that yearning to accomplish,
Would not be kept as valued!
IF it was not about you.
So many do believe it is not about them.
From false teachings taught to keep their lights dimmed.
But it IS about you.
If it wasn't you would not be here to do.
With a proving to others...
It is about them too!
'It isn't about me.'
I see!
Then why do you exist?
To prove your worth is unrealistic?
And you would rather be something real like a tree?
'No.
You are not understanding me.'
And selfish as this may seem to be...
My understanding will not be confused,
To diffuse it with your accepted comprehension...
Of whoever it is all about.
'We all are a reflection of God! '
Then it IS about YOU.
Will you get out of my face!
You are obstructing my view.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Barathrum At Night
When pyknic tendrils of sweat rack faces
And inebriated lips crack into sobriety,
Obscure night prophecies; life-forecast dreams
Insinuate images of imploding hopefulness;
The lonely pebble encased in a cacoon of vanity
Encompassed by an opaque mist of damning disparity
One sole solution:
Staring heavy into the black firmament,
Obstructing visions, hence concluding futurity.
We are acquiring the might to prevail then
Through the hecatomb of bloody day.
poem by Mark Challenger
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Old Black Dawning
I hung around
On the planet mabel
She tried to stand
But she was not able
She tried to find the truth
She tried to colonize space
She only had a few
But it was a good race
Old black dawning is coming on
Old black dawning is coming on
Old black dawning
Old black dawning
Im always happy to
Go down to old tucson
After you had your fun
Its time to move on
Ive got a favorite story
About the tower of babel
Some say its true
And some say its a fable
Old black dawning is coming on
Old black dawning is coming on
Old black dawning
Old black dawning
song performed by by Frank Black
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Postmodern Light
If you don't support ‘progress’
You're not politically correct
Though often it is pure foulness
A perfect product of the imperfect.
If you believe in freedom
Yes, you're politically correct
But one's liberty is another's serfdom
Power in the hand of the elect.
If you're not a feminist
You're not politically correct
So do not swing your fist
Even when you are erect.
Your values and tradition
Are politically correct, perhaps,
If your divorces keep going on
Imbued with other family mishaps.
If you're not a ‘postmodern’
You're not politically correct
So just raise high your lantern
And irradiate for stage effect.
poem by Paul Hartal
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The Intentions of a Child
Children live in a state of constant discovery
Their youth - a testament to genuine wonder
They hold no grudges
They bear no scornful eyes
No beards to stroke while planning world wars
No cigar smoke obstructing their view of impoverished nations
No clenched fist that rises - leading soldiers to death
No silver tongue forging desperate lies
No sinister hope of an immortal legacy
But innocence
A tiny finger that points to the stars
A crooked smile that radiates from the mantelpiece
And joy that can ease the heaviest of hearts
poem by C.S. Smith
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Mute Marriages
Mute marriages:
the ten-ton block of ice
obstructing the throat, the heart,
the red filter of the liver,
the clogged life.
It is a glacier
in which frozen children swim
ground round with boulders,
pebbles, bits of stone
from other ice ages.
Here a lapis glitters,
here a shard of bottle glass-
valuables & junk:
the history of a house
told in its garbage cans,
the history of a life
in its nightmares.
Speak the dream.
Follow the red thread
of the images.
Defrost the glacier
with the live heat
of your breath,
propelled by the heart's
explosion.
poem by Erica Jong
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Politically Correct
If you sing out Baa Baa Blacksheep,
It will have a terrible effect,
Who tells us that this song is bad,
The Politically Correct.
Enter our country illegally,
Then show us no respect,
Will we send you straight back, no,
It's not,
Politically Correct.
We're told not to smack our children,
As their minds it will affect,
That is why they run amok,
Thanks,
The Politically Correct.
If you have a criminal mind,
Then join a violent sect,
We won't hold this against you,
We're,
Politically Correct.
If you break in to a house or bank,
Your booty to collect,
We'll put you up if you get caught,
That's,
Politically Correct.
If you're addicted to illegal drugs,
We'll rush in to protect,
We'll say you are a poor wee soul, why?
It's,
Politically Correct.
You can take cocaine and smoke your hash,
Illegal drugs you can inject,
We're not allowed to stop you because,
It's not,
Politically Correct.
If you say Shhhh! Black or White,
Then I'm afraid you can expect,
To be told you're out of order by,
The Politically Correct.
How dare you celebrate Christmas,
That's a time we must all reject,
All Christians are now redundant,
Who says?
The Politically Correct.
We must now rewrite our history,
Our past must now be checked,
We cannot say we won the war,
It's not,
Politically Correct.
Politicians the world over,
Have their fiddles go unchecked,
Why? Because they make the rules,
They're,
The Politically Correct.
Terrorists murder ever day,
On our system this does reflect,
Are we allowed to hang them, no,
We must be,
Politically Correct.
If we try to deport these murdering scum,
We're told we must not neglect,
The fact we're placing them in danger,
That's not,
Politically Correct.
If we hurt their feelings and make them cry,
We must forget those lives they wrecked,
Try to be understanding,
It's,
Politically Correct.
We spend millions on interpreters,
But we're not allowed to object,
We can't force them to speak our dialogue,
Say,
The Politically Correct.
The government now want to seek me out,
I know now that I must defect,
For what I've put in writing's not,
‘' Politically Correct''
It Is Time To Take Responsibility
It is time to take responsibility.
And stop blaming those,
Who created such a monumental mess.
~This we agree.
But those who protest our forward steps,
Just happen to be the very same people...
Who wish us not to succeed.
They want others to believe...
Their incompetence is missed.
And those choosing to ignore them,
And their pretensiousness...
Need to be convinced.
With a powerful blockading obstructing facts.
By a showing of their ignorance...
That keeps a stagnation intact.~
It is time to take responsibility.
And stop blaming those,
Who created such a monumental mess.
~Have you come forward to confess?
Or are you joining us to have this addressed?
Let me dropp this clue on you...
Most of us came out of the womb prepared.
And not to dance like Fred Astaire.~
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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