Kelly McManus: Poems

81 · Jun 2021

Plunger

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Plunger

So what's the big dream
to somehow own everything
and then raise the rents

Kelly McManus

81 · May 2021

Bee Stings

Kelly McManus May 2021

Bee Stings

People around me
with movie character names
hope to bond with me

Kelly McManus

81 · Dec 2021

Lights In The Distance

Kelly McManus Dec 2021

Lights In The Distance

Sound of the humdrum
in a crummy little town
makes no other sound...Kelly McManus

81 · Jan 2020

Stop Playing Dumbasses

Kelly McManus Jan 2020

Stop Playing *******

Dumb barbarians
simply playing at being
intellectuals

Kelly McManus

81 · Oct 2024

After Words

Kelly McManus Oct 2024

After Words

Keep your faith
and know
there's
a better
place
than this
hope to
see
you there

80 · Nov 2024

Odiferous

Kelly McManus Nov 2024

Odiferous

As the petals spread
a sweet aroma released
temporarily

80 · Aug 2021

If At All

Kelly McManus Aug 2021

If At All

Their dreams are of things
advancing humanity
is secondary

Kelly McManus

80 · Aug 2019

Papa Doc Talk

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Papa Doc Talk

Psychology words
are fun to use knowing that
they're all just voodoo

Kelly McManus

80 · Aug 2024

You Waiting To See Me

Kelly McManus Aug 2024

You Waiting To See Me

I am the future
unclouded by the present
or past memories

80 · Sep 2021

Seemingly Funny

Kelly McManus Sep 2021

Seemingly Funny

So before I die
like to look then in the eye
and laugh one more time

Kelly McManus

80 · Aug 2019

Thought Knot

Kelly McManus Aug 2019

Thought Knot

Freeing your mind of
their undivine reasoning
is truly pleasing

Kelly McManus

80 · Nov 2021

T-Minus Ten Seconds

Kelly McManus Nov 2021

T-Minus Ten Seconds

They blindly follow
the soulless who'd launch missiles
to destroy us all...Kelly McManus

80 · May 2021

On The Short List

Kelly McManus May 2021

On The Short List

So who benefits
way the systems been arranged
do you see your name

Kelly McManus

80 · Dec 2019

Thought Knot

Kelly McManus Dec 2019

Thought Knot

Freeing your mind of
their undivine reasoning
is truly pleasing

Kelly McManus

80 · Jun 2019

Such A Sweet Sound!

Kelly McManus Jun 2019

Such A Sweet Sound!

One thing I wonder
  about birds in trees, do they
    shout obscenities?

                                 Kelly McManus

80 · Dec 2021

Puppet Tears

Kelly McManus Dec 2021

Puppet Tears

On the stage of life
puppet tears splashing about
all the strings attached...Kelly McManus

80 · Feb 2020

On You

Kelly McManus Feb 2020

On You

Did you authorize
your authorities to use
brainwashing techniques

Kelly McManus

80 · Jun 2019

My Diagnosis

Kelly McManus Jun 2019

My Diagnosis

An ink blot is, an
ink blot, nothing more, except,
a fools fantasy.

Kelly McManus

80 · Jul 2021

Change The Bulb

Kelly McManus Jul 2021

Change The Bulb

Idea's to become
something better than our past
or we'll never last

Kelly McManus

80 · Nov 2021

Haiku Be Doo Be Doo

Kelly McManus Nov 2021

Haiku Be Doo Be Doo

Prefers not to hunt
rather weave a sticky web
entangling its prey...Kelly McManus

80 · Mar 12

A Seasonal Haiku

Kelly McManus Mar 12

A Seasonal Haiku

Winter becomes spring
which then turns into summer
until the leaves fall

80 · Apr 2020

Self Control

Kelly McManus Apr 2020

Self Control

In a one sided
propaganda world believe
in yourself not them

Kelly McManus

80 · May 2021

They're Only Human

Kelly McManus May 2021

They're Only Human

They try to maintain
their imaginary names
in reality

Kelly McManus

80 · Jan 2021

Civilized

Kelly McManus Jan 2021

Civilized

Keep playing their games
make violence destruction
your second nature

Kelly McManus

80 · Sep 2020

A Few Abnormalities

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

A Few Abnormalities

Go on drop the bomb
give your children the future
that they're dreaming of

Kelly McManus

80 · Feb 2021

Choo Choo Training

Kelly McManus Feb 2021

Choo Choo Training

It's your uniform
suit tie pair of shinny shoes
now where's the salute

Kelly McManus

80 · Oct 2019

And So It Goes

Kelly McManus Oct 2019

And So It Goes

Your following fools
who tempt fate by building bombs
one day they'll go off

Kelly McManus

79 · Mar 2021

Sapped

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Sapped

Look at what they do
after which if you still trust
less power to you

Kelly McManus

79 · Sep 2021

Heavy Medal

Kelly McManus Sep 2021

Heavy Medal

Military minds
have brought us to the brink of
extinction and fear

Kelly McManus

79 · Oct 2021

Sudden Awakening

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

Sudden Awakening

When we start  to dream
so many sporadic things
begin narrowing

                Kelly McManus

79 · Dec 2021

Research For Your Sanity

Kelly McManus Dec 2021

Research For Your Sanity

Is the lab still there
what else do they have in mind
to shorten our lives...Kelly McManus

79 · Sep 2021

Till Then

Kelly McManus Sep 2021

Till Then

When will the world end
that's an easy question when
their pockets are full

Kelly McManus

79 · Aug 2021

Ratcheting

Kelly McManus Aug 2021

Ratcheting

The systems in place
dividing the human race
are being embraced

Kelly McManus

79 · Jan 2021

Uneducable

Kelly McManus Jan 2021

Uneducable

If what's taught was good
we'd have everlasting peace
not threat of deceased

Kelly McManus

79 · Oct 2021

One Hundred Percent

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

One Hundred Percent

Ninety nine percent
one percent's the government
now you know it all

Kelly McManus

79 · Jun 2019

Inch Worms

Kelly McManus Jun 2019

Inch Worms

It doesn't matter who
they let you call your rulers
they don't measure up
Kelly McManus

79 · Jul 2019

Backbone

Kelly McManus Jul 2019

Backbone

When and if mankind
ever finds a spine guess what
it will be peacetime

Kelly McManus

79 · Feb 2021

Topical

Kelly McManus Feb 2021

Topical

Love to watch you talk
in the little groups you've made
with nothing to say

Kelly McManus

79 · Jun 2021

Profit Tears

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Profit Tears

What do they protect
single ideology
taking our money

Kelly McManus

79 · May 2021

Compost

Kelly McManus May 2021

Compost

What becomes of them
those who let others decide
more fertilizer

Kelly McManus

79 · Mar 23

Or Is It

Kelly McManus Mar 23

Or Is It

You can't see the wind
moving the trees in the yard
yet you know it's there

79 · Jun 2021

Chums

Kelly McManus Jun 2021

Chums

The shorter version
we all once were sturgeons who
morphed into humans

Kelly McManus

79 · May 2021

Cozy

Kelly McManus May 2021

Cozy

So how is the view
of the bottom of their shoe
where they're keeping you

Kelly McManus

79 · Dec 2019

Done Remotely

Kelly McManus Dec 2019

Done Remotely

They're screening you for
disaster just switch it on
see who's your master

Kelly McManus

79 · May 2021

Doctrine

Kelly McManus May 2021

Doctrine

Politically
by reason of insanity
world in a nutshell

Kelly McManus

79 · Jan 2020

Doom Pah Pah

Kelly McManus Jan 2020

Doom Pah Pah

See empty cities
on barren land following
the wrong marching band

Kelly McManus

78 · Sep 2021

Take The Next Exit

Kelly McManus Sep 2021

Take The Next Exit

Lost in the darkness
of all their self interests
isn't existence

Kelly McManus

78 · Jan 2022

The Barbarians

Kelly McManus Jan 2022

The Barbarians

The barbarians
hoisting flags up on their poles
watch them wave goodbye...Kelly McManus

78 · Oct 2021

Funny Thoughts Of Money

Kelly McManus Oct 2021

Funny Thoughts Of Money

Tinkered with your brain
attached monetary chains
restraining free will

Kelly McManus

78 · Aug 2021

After You No After You I Insist

Kelly McManus Aug 2021

After You No After You I Insist

Be like day and night
shares this world without a fight
despite differences

Kelly McManus