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Meltdown

Transformers flare In blistering winds Blacken and crisp To charred wisps Hell on Earth From Devil’s plow Sowing firey seeds Raked with burning steeds Thunderous gusts Of burning breath Splinters and embers Cauldrons of death Grab the children Start the car Pray the white-hot tide Can’t reach this fast Can’t reach this far Furies of flame Demons untamed Reclaim, reclaim In Satan’s name Meltdown to the ground Dreams lost and never found This is the wretched endgame Of our Earthly hand, poorly played. litglob © 2019

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Nixon 2.0

Bring out the banners For the charade parade Evade the public hearings While crying that it’s “all in private” Public opinion is so easily Divided and conquered Democracy is the new crypto-currency On the Facebook chopping block “Truth is not truth” “Alternative facts” “Fake news” “Witch hunt” How easy it is to wear white hoods While creating falsehoods Giuliani signs on as the latest 911 terrorist No attack has been more damaging To the fabric of this country Than the inside circle-jerks In this insidious mob All hail, in lockstep with President Putin Foxaganda wins In a world where everyone loses. litglob © 2019

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buckeye tree haiku

Buckeye balls hang plump// Bending leaf-stripped limbs lower// Nature’s ornaments litglob © 2018

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Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Paramount Theater, Oakland California, Aug. 28, 2019

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Democracy as Demagoguery

When politicians Are propagandists Democracy is demagoguery You’ll have to look these words up Intelligence is now idiocracy Friends and allies Are traitors and spies We recline to our social spheres Try not to breathe in this atmosphere There is nothing to fear But blissful ignorace So we la-di-da our way into incoherence There was a time we used to care About each other, the planet Our future and that of others Now we turn on our own Sisters and brothers Mothers and lovers The monsters plot Some fiendish plan Some grand design To rule the land Thanks to the Trumps and Putins The Brexiteers’ bloody cheers The hateful banter of the ill-reputed You win, OK, you’ve laid ruin To the You-Us, Eh So “Don” your red hats And swing that hammer and sickle Load your guns And glam for the cam As our world sizzles. litglob © 2019 Quick note that I won’t be posting much here. Tumblr has become quite a hive and haven for scum and villainy and the depraved. A hotbed for bots and spam and shell accounts. The poets and writers here are a voice of hope and reason. You guys rock. I consider you friends and allies. Your words are important. Keep on. I have other battles in the near term. The election season is a time for Trump’s renewed treason. Stay woke. Believe. Most people hold dear truth and justice, peace and love, and history will be on our side. Impeachment is a start to the reckoning and rebuilding process.

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Skylight. litglob © 2019

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Ammo Amore (Our love for guns.)

Ammo is our M.O. Our coping mechanism And cataclysm. Bravery can be bloodless But instead We choose bloodlust. To run scared In the crosshairs. Stop this political Bullshit parade. Guns are made To kill. That’s what they do. Triggers are made To be pulled. Our minds are weaponized With hate and lies. We are purposefully manipulated Agitated and infuriated. The NRA and its allies Monetize fearmongering. Blur right and wrong. Obliterate our sense of belonging. Corrupt neighborly love. More guns means more killings. It’s an undeniable equation. The price of bullets Is the market value We place On life. litglob © 2019

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voice

the leaves give voice to the wind and we creatures of sin listen in strain to find reason and rhyme in those divine secrets whispered by the trees litglob © 2019

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An original song. “Two Minds.” Lyrics and music by LitGlob © 2014

When it seems like the past is left undone Nothing’s real is yet to come It’s all turning on the inside

And the worst thing’s the first thing It’s all bursting about But I just can’t let it out

Just let me go Don’t let me in Just let me go

Splitting hairs and two-faced ploys I’m out of time I’ve made a choice Until I heard my other voice On the inside

And i do confide I’m blind Because right now I’m of two minds Despite what’s here in front of me

Just let me go Don’t let me in Just let me go

Just let me in Just let me go Don’t let me in Don’t let me go

There is no doubt about it I’ve made up my mind I’m of two minds about it I’m taking my time

Now that I’ve thought about it I’m wasting your time I’m of two minds about it And now I’m waiting in line

New Year’s resolution: Write a song on ukulele. Check.

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An original song by litglob © 2014. “Changing of the Guard.” On ukulele (acoustic).

When time takes too long It seems the same way everyday Well I’ve got this song To bring you back from all your hideaways From these walls we watch It’s such a long way off From you to me Believe in what you feel It will reveal what’s real in what you see And if you feel a little lonely I’ll be the guiding light to grace your face And if you’re dealing with Too much well don’t be I’ll be the changin’ of the guard The changin’ of the guard Night after night, lost in my memory I’ve tried and tried, to hear your melody Comes back to me In dreams I can’t forget Side by side and line by line We march in perfect time For I’ve got this song To bring along When you need company For I do believe That dreams are always what They seem to be And if you feel a little lonely I’ll be the guiding light to grace your face And if you need a friend Well, then you’ve got me I’ll be the changin’ of the guard The changin’ of the guard Can we define what we are supposed to be? Can we decide if this is destiny? Well it seems to me We should live without regret And if you feel a little lonely I’ll be the guiding light to grace your face And if you’re dealing with Too much well don’t be I’ll be the changin’ of the guard The changing of the guard

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“Start Again.” An original song composed on ukulele.

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I wrote a baseball tribute song, dedicated to Jackie Robinson #42. litglob copyright 2015

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Verse i Summertime state of mind Living life on the borderlines

Wasted wait never tempted fate But can we change what seems prearranged?

If you try the path that no one’s taken New tales to tell, there’s no mistaking

So it’s high time to redefine What it means when we see the signs

Chorus i You were standin’ in the sunlight laughin’ And I was at the window

You were answers to the questions I was asking The things I was not meant to know

You were standin’ in the sunlight laughin’ And I was in the shadows

You were seeking and I was hiding Your today was my tomorrow

Verse ii Lead a life as life would lead you Decide how others will see you

Lighten up and float on by You’ll never do if you never try

The choice is all in how we choose Win from within, refuse to lose

Step out in the light of day And laugh at all that’s in your way

Chorus ii You were standin’ in the sunlight laughin’ I was watchin’ the green grass grow

You were dancin’ with the windblown sand And I jack-knifed at a fork in the road

You were standin’ in the sunlight laughin’ And I was at the window

You were answers to the questions I was asking The things I was not meant to know, until

You were seeking and I came out of hiding Now today is our tomorrow

So we’re standin’ in the sunlight laughin’ We’re dancin’ with our shadows

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litglob original song on ukulele.

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