By: Cedric McClester

They plied ‘em with
Drugs and liquor
Because it worked quicker
In getting girls into their beds
Once they were out of their heads
It was raw and dank
A sick schoolboy prank
Watching frat boys pulling rank

They found themselves
Used, compromised
Once they opened their eyes
Those girls placed  
In awkward positions
On whom one after another
***** frat brother
Exercised their ambitions

They gave no second thought
To what their actions
Had wrought
Or the damage that
It might have done
To the victimized one
Once they shot off their gun
And their train had ended its run

They were young men then
Is their weak excuse
For their repeated ****** abuse
That they later try to dismiss
It was gross disrespect
Not consensual ***
Despite that pretext
That defies our intellects









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By: Cedric McClester

Why is she afraid
To tell her truth
That she was molested
And the proof
Is available
And can be found
But she’s afraid
Despite how it may sound

She has every right
To be afraid
Now that the allegations
Have been made
She has been threatened
Beyond belief
All that she desires
Is relief

Both of ‘em say
They Want to be heard
To not allow her time
Is just absurd
When it’s s a matter
Of  giving her one more day
Why are they in such
A hurry anyway?


How come she didn’t
Say something then?
That’s a question
Mainly posed by unenlightened men
Who don’t care
How much she has at risk
That makes me mad enough
To ball my fist












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By: Cedric McClester

Women of America
Where you at?
Are you gonna let it
Go down like that?
Demand she gets
The fair hearing that she deserves
With an investigation
So she can calm her nerves

Women of America
What’s it gonna take
For you to get fed up
And finally break
You see what they’re doing
For heaven’s sake
Throwin’ another woman
In the lake

Women of America
Time to take a stand
It’s a Me Too moment
So strike up the band
Women everywhere
Throughout this land
If they stick together
Have the upper hand

Women of America
Are you awoke
It’s past time for you
To go for broke
Don’t let those men
Treat you like a joke
Gather up your courage
And please don’t choke













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By: Cedric McClester

Rolled back regulations
Sounds so strange
To people who believe
In climate change
Methane emissions
In the atmosphere
Add to global warming
But they don’t care

They just wanna drill
Despite the loss
That we the people
Pay as the cost
And by the time
That all that drilling’s done
We’ll lose our protection
From the sun

They ignore
Every warning sign
When money is
Their bottom line
And here’s the thing
That doesn’t make much sense
Cuz we cannot avoid
The consequence

We are ruled
By avarice, indeed
So we take much more
Than we need
Even though they hear
Our voices plead
We need to use restraint
To succeed







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By: Cedric  McClester

Now we’re left
To wonder why
He decided not to let
The FBI
Get beyond the
Noise and, chatter
So they can
Investigate the matter

He wants a quick
Confirmation
Of his nominee
Cause he has no patience
Knowing he might
Be vindicated
Which already he has
Anticipated

So how it will end
Is anybody’s guess
Cuz those eleven old white men
Will do their best
To make the female
Seem at fault
You see its part
Of their gestalt

If the devil’s in
The details, and
The deed occurred
Way back when
It’s a sin now
Like it was then
But how she emerges
Will all depend






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By: Cedric McClester

How come she didn’t
Speak out then?
The answer’s simple,
It’s because of men
She knew  
She would be denigrated
Second guessed
As well as hated

It doesn’t mean
She wasn’t hurt
Or that she wasn’t
Made to feel like dirt
Was it worth the price
She’d have to pay,
In order to publicly
Have her say?

Men in general
Have no idea
What it’s like to live
In that kind of fear
Of being shamed
Or exposed
To the whole world
So everybody knows

Those who are guilty
Of the act
Are so reluctant
To retract
Their counter narrative
Of the facts
In attempt to cover
Their own backs






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By: Cedric McClester

He’s a man of good character
It’s presumed by most,
But aren’t they forgetting
How he lied under oath?
While being confirmed
For his present position
He prevaricated
Which was an imposition

It’s been 36 years
Just to be fair,
And now he’s denying
Ever being there
Others might recall
Who are more aware
Of those who attended
Hope he believe in prayer!

Now what about
The committee’s questions
That he refused to answer?
Proving himself to be,
Quite an artful dancer
Present allegations
Are spreading like cancer
When will we find a truth advancer

They seem in a rush
To confirm
Someone who might be
Slippery as worm
Though the jury is still out
On him I have concern
That we the people
Not get burned















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By: Cedric McClester

Judging by the way
It’s now appearing
Looks like the lady
Wants  a hearing
Even though their deadline
Is swiftly nearing
And old white men
Are often domineering

There’s two sides to
Each and every story
Theirs and the truth
Then there’s allegory
Now you can disagree
But you can’t ignore me
He might cop a plea
If he wants to bore me

She’ll be accused of
All kinds of lying
As he prods along
Patently denying
That anything happened
Way back then
You know how it is
Men will be men

How it’s gonna wind up
Is anybody’s guess
Although he should be toast
More or less
Cuz his confirmation’s turning
Into one big mess
He should be withdrawn
See it’s no contest










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By: Cedric McClester

Is it safe
For us to assume,
That something happened
Inside that room?
Which has prompter her
To come out and say
How he forcefully
Tried to have his way

Is it safe
For us to assume,
That her detractors
Will attempt to resume,
Getting on
With the vote anyway,
Regardless of
What she has to say?

Is it safe
For us to assume
It will be swept
Away like a broom?
Will her allegations
Receive credence,
In light of the
Hearing’s impedance?

Is it safe
For us to assume,
He’ll count the votes
In the back room,
Before deciding
How to proceed?
In keeping with
His conservative creed















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My heart isn’t made of stone
And I don’t have
A contentious bone
But what you might not have known
Is I don’t wanna be alone
I’ve dated many
Because I don’t have one
But I’m not having any fun

I’ve been busy protecting me
Because I’m vulnerable
Don’t cha see
And I don’t feel
That I should be
Instead I’ve chosen
To be loose and free
That  doesn’t mean that I wanna be

And now that my cover
Is blown
And you’re apprised
Of what you might not have known
About the wild seeds
That I’ve sown
Know that
My heart isn’t made of stone

My heart isn’t made of stone
See I don’t wanna be alone
But I have been for so long
That loving feeling is all but gone
I guess we'll have to wait and see
If you can change all of that for me
I'm really hoping that you can
The bottom line is I'm just a man






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By: Cedric McClester

If her story
Must be told
Let her tell it
As it unfolds
So she can stay
At the controls
When it’s revealed
To our households

Because It’s her
Experience
It only makes
Perfect sense
That she remove
Any suspense
Even if it’s in
The past tense

Whatever she says
Will be denied
The men no doubt
Will take his side
Whether or not
He has lied
Or been charged
And duly tried

But the truth
Always emerges
When the victim
Finally purges
And their story
Converges
With the facts
About ****** urges








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By: Cedric McClester

He held her down
Against her will
And covered her mouth
So her voice was stilled
A classic case
As it’s been billed
Of ****** assault
Now the truth’s been spilled

What’s done under cover
Of the night
In the depth of darkness
Comes out in the light
Of the day
To set things right
When the victim
Chooses to stand and fight

She’s putting everything
At risk
Because it was important
That she do this
Rather than remain
In the abyss
Which would make her complicit
And remiss

In this era of
ME TOO
You’ve gotta be careful
What you do
You may find that your past sins
Might accrue
To expose some things
Few others knew





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I’ve been happy
And I’ve been blue
I’ve been through some things
That you never knew
I haven’t been perfect
That much is true
Which only suggests
That I’m human too

For the public I put on
A happy face
Although inside
It feels so out of place
The tears that I’ve cried
Have long been erased
Though the salt they contained
Leaves a bitter taste

Though my life hasn’t been
A crystal stair
I’ve been transparent
And made you aware
That I have faults too
Which I’ve chosen to share
And the picture I drew
Makes it perfectly clear

I’m human too
That’s an understatement
I confess at times
That I’ve been complacent
But I’ve reached the top
From out of the basement
Cuz I didn’t stop
Much to my amazement


















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By: Cedric McClester

Ya know ya got me
Day dreamin’ all day
Thinkin’ about you
And what I can say
To make you feel
What I wanna convey
How much I care for you
In such a special way

I feel that love
Might be
Too strong a word
In such a short time
Though the thought
Has occurred
But desire and emotion
Often get blurred

When you’re around
The feelin’ inside
It’s like my butterflies
Become magnified
A feelin’ so strong
That it can’t be denied
Ya see my tongue
Gets all twisted and tied

I feel that love
Might be
Too strong a word
In such a short time
Though the thought
Has occurred
But desire and emotion
Often get blurred






































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By: Cedric McClester

Truth is clear from error
Could the message be any clearer?
If he held up a mirror
And saw that his karma is nearer
When is he gonna realize
That an image built on his lies
Is impossible to forever disguise
Despite how hard he tries

Truth is clear from error
To those who know him he ‘s a terror
Woe to the bad news bearer
As well as to the truth sharer
He has an intellect
That must be described as suspect
He’s inarticulate, I’ve checked
And our foreign  policy he’s wrecked

Truth is clear from error
He’s a predicate truth impairer
But a genius if he’s the sharer
Though he couldn’t be any squarer
He’s been revealed in a book
And nothing’s been overlooked
Hundreds of interviews it took
But now they say that he’s shook

Truth is clear from error
Yet, they call him their standard bearer
That philanderer and **** star ensnarer
Who’s a secret Depends wearer
Now it makes perfect sense
Why there’s so much internal suspense
Surrounding so many events
Like his verbal incontinence





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By: Cedric McClester

Yesterday, the coal mine closed
Like the future we were promised
Heaven only knows
And the steel factory’s next
I do suppose
Since the tariffs were placed
Business comes and goes

Where in the world
Does a working man go?
When he’s put in his time
But has nothing to show
But a broken back
And calloused hands
When he’s unable to meet
His family’s demands?

We made a choice
The last election
We were told we’re going
In a new direction
Which helped us in
Making the selection
But all that we’re seeing
Is his dereliction

Where in the world
Does a working man go?
When he’s put in his time
But has nothing to show
But a broken back
And calloused hands
When he’s unable to meet
His family’s demands?




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By: Cedric McClester

Just like the parting
Of the Red Sea
Those who fought
The powers that be
Impacted their history
Thus, removing the mystery
Of what the whole world
Could one day be

Just like Jesus
Walking on water
Singlehandedly
Changed the world order
Those who fought
The entire four quarters
Won the loyalty
Of their supporters

Just like Daniel
With a slingshot and rock
Gave the giant, Goliath,
A shock
Victory takes more
Than just a talk
We also have to
Walk the walk

Just like Armageddon
We can tell
Just where we’re heading
The forecast is
Lots of rough sledding
For all of us
Because we’re forgetting
Resistance requires spreading














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By: Cedric McClester

As I review
My dreams and fears
Now entering
My twilight years
Some were accomplished
It appears
While others
Are in the arrears

As I review
My life thus far
I’ve catapulted
Over the bars
That were placed
In front of me
It’s all part  
Of my history

As I look back
It does occur
The many absurdities
As it were
Weren’t just there
By happenstance
Or accidentally
Placed there by chance

As I near the end
And I review
The things that
I have yet to do
Which I regret
This much is true
I’ll get it done
Within the time I accrue






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By: Cedric McClester

Let’s make America
Great Again
And even when it isn’t
Let’s just pretend
That we will dominate
Without end
So let’s embrace our foes
And cast aside our friends

Let’s make America
Great again
And if the president betrays us
As only he can
When his actions are treasonous
Let’s understand
That he is nothing more
Than a straw man

Let’s make America
Great again
At the expense of all others
Every now and then
Is that the kind of message
That we want to send?
And that everybody else’s will
Just have to bend

Let’s make America
Great again
As if we weren’t already
Before he began
To upset the applecart
And attempt to extend
America first
Some kind of trend









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By: Cedric McClester

If it was nothing more
Than a night of ***
Whatever happens going forward
Let us have no regrets
Neither of us know
So let’s not place bets
Though I hope what develops
Neither of us forgets

If it was nothing more
Than a strong attraction
That caused my libido
To seek satisfaction
It’s because my credo
Is I believe in action
That’s just how I am
No need for a redaction

If we don’t have a future
And that was all it was
Let appreciate what
The heat of the moment does
And enjoy the time we had
If only, just because
We responded to our passion
And obeyed nature’s laws

If we find it was a case
Of love at first sight
Then we’ll go with the flow
Cuz why should we fight
If it’s our destiny
Then it has to be right
And we’ll both reminisce
About our special night













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By: Cedric McClester

What must I do,
To convey to you,
That I’m human too,
Try to change my hue?
And even if I could,
What makes you think I would?
If you understood
All God makes is good

The color of the skin
That I’m living in,
Doesn’t dictate then
When, or if I can
Live like other men
With the equality
That was ordained for me
Wouldn’t you agree?

Come on, use your head
Once it’s done and said,
Don’t we all bleed red?
And those who die are dead
What separates us then
Is not the color of our skin
Like some of us pretend
And others will contend

See my main intent
Or basic argument
For the time I’ve spent
Working on content
Is so we’ll realize
We're equal in God’s Eyes
And that we have to rise
Beyond our tribal ties











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By: Cedric McClester

When love was very special
Because it was brand new
That’s when I first realized
I was in love with you
When it was everything
That I wanted or I needed
You happened to me
And I could not believe it

When love had, me stung out
Like a ***** with a drug
You could make me melt
With as little as a hug
When I was feeling helpless
As a kitten up a tree
You were like a fireman
Coming to rescue me

When love was slowly leaving
Heading towards the door
I wondered what life would be like
Without you anymore
I could hardly contemplate
What would lie in store
But I knew the reality
Would be hard to ignore

When love turned into misery
And I felt its pain
After what it did to me
I couldn’t explain
Why I was still in love with you
But I was just the same
And so I go to bed at night
With your name on my brain


















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By: Cedric McClester

Now that they
Both are buried
You can Twitter
If you choose
Just so
You can reclaim
Your usual place
Inside the news

The same ones
You refer to
As untruthful
And as fake
Are the very
Institutions
You try your best
To break

Even
Our democracy
You’ve tried
To take down
With lies
And deceptions
That you
Spread around

No collusion
We’ve heard
You say
Almost
Every single day
Makes us wonder
What’s the deal
If it’s fake or is it real









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By: Cedric McClester

Long live the name
Of John McCain
Who felt some rain
But then again
Knew sunshine too
As we all do
An imperfect man
Through and through

Long live the name
Of John McCain
Who served his country
Without refrain
A prisoner of war
Who bore that stain
With unrivaled courage
Despite the pain

Long live the name
Of John McCain
A flawed man
But all the same
Loved his country
And was never her bane
Both as a sailor
And the senator he became

Long live the name
Of John McCain
Who fought with honor
Simple and plain
How else is there
To explain
That America’s loss
Is heaven’s gain








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By: Cedric McClester

He calls it, “a witch hunt”
Cuz he likes the sound
But they’ve lost count of the
Broomsticks they’ve found
There are so many of ‘em
All over the ground
That they could start a bonfire
With that many matches around

Now he’s going after
A dutiful civil servant
As if we the people
Aren’t being observant
Of the moves he’s making
Let’s just call ‘em fervent
The microscope he’s under
Might be the best deterrent

He doesn’t want us
To trust the press
Who remain vigilant
Nonetheless
His string will run out
If I had to guess
And he won’t find a way
Out of this mess

So it’s not hard to make
At least one deduction
He’s trying his best
To put the worst construction
On the investigation
By means of subliminal seduction
But ultimately, it will no doubt
Bring about his destruction
















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By:  Cedric McClester

You’re no Thomas Edison
Kanye take your medicine
That will make you reticent
And hopefully you’ll jettison
Sayin’ slavery was a choice
You’re no modern day Dubois
Why’d you give that notion voice?
You’re just making lots of noise

Black folks got their feelings hurt
Because you made ‘em feel like dirt
Too bad you were not inert
Instead of being so **** curt
Stop saying the first thing in your head
Give some thought to it instead
Then review the things you said
Before you have us seeing red

Why do you pontificate?
Better if you chose to wait
Then to come out and state
Things we’re sure to debate
You’re not adept at history
And that’s no great big mystery
So why do you do this, you see
When the results are blistery

If your thoughts are in a rush
What comes out your mouth is mush
You’d do better just to hush
Than to make black people blush
Though I accept your apology
But you offended more than me
Which may be hard for you to see
Yet contrition is the key








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By: Cedric McClester

Two thousand, nine hundred
And seventy-five
Proud Puerto Rican people
Lost their lives
In the aftermath of Maria
Help slowly arrives
And Donald Trump’s arrogance
Is all that survives

When the island’s electricity
Was all but gone
FEMA was much too slow
To respond
And President Trump
Did little more than to yawn
When they started losing hope
And became forlorn

Finally, he was forced
To go down
To ascertain what was happening
On the ground
Though mass confusion is
All that he found
He started throwing paper towels
All around

Never the less take a guess
What he assessed
According to him
FEMA was doing their very best
To get the island back up
On its feet
Despite a different picture
In the street









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By: Cedric McClester

He couldn’t resist,
The monkey reference
Racism you see, is
His personal preference
He wouldn’t congratulate
Out of due deference
His competition
Due to his irreverence

So what is his name?
You might well ask,
Ron DeSantis.
But don’t raise your glass
He’s already starting
To show his ***
And the voters of Florida
Might decide to pass

Even though hes' endorsed
By Donald Trump
Who’ll probably join him
On the campaign stump
Hoping it will give him
Some kind of bump
Though in fact it might place him
In a fatal slump

Now, Andrew Gillum,
The Democrat
Talks to the people
Where they are at
About real issues
While chewing the fat
And artfully avoiding
The brick-a-brat






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By: Cedric McClester

Like the 400 pound man
In a basement on his bed
Conspiracy theories
Run through his head
Though it was the Russians
Everyone has said
He’s going after
Hillary’s emails instead

Now it’s the Chinese
He wants to blame
For hacking our emails
So that’s what he claims
But the American people
Are tired of his games
Despite the pictures
His imagination frames

He gets information
Right off of Fox News
And he is so tied
To their jaundiced views
That it informs
What he tends to choose
And consequently
All of us tend to lose

Intellectually speaking
He uncurious
But that doesn’t matter
To his blind trust
I’m referencing his base
Not the rest of us
Whom he tends to anger
And causes to cuss









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By: Cedric McClester

Maria
Came and went
But there was little
Sentiment
For those
Who lost their lives
While their memories
Survives

Initially the count
Was low
Though in their hearts
They had to know
What those statistics
Failed to show
After such a devastating
Blow

Now that the truth
Is finally out
And its removed
The shadow of doubt
About the effectiveness
He liked to tout
That FEMA supposedly
Brought about

No words of consolation
Have come
From the mouth
Of the deaf, blind and dump
President voted in
By some
No empathy
His heart is numb



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By: Cedric McClester

I’ve never been a fan
Of the Two Minute Man
Who I can’t stand
He should be banned
From our White House
Which needs to be deloused
Because of who it housed
And all that he’s expoused

The Two Minute Man
No doubt thinks he can
Though he can’t you understand
Satisfy a woman and
If you want the proof
Ask his wife who’s aloof
But will tell you he’ a goof
Or better yet, a human spoof

He should have
Used his head
Stormy Daniels said
When he took her to bed
Because he didn’t last
And time went by so fast
She didn’t have a blast
In fact she was aghast

The Best *** Ever
Didn’t happen never
Although it was quite clever
For him to pull that lever
And put words in the mouth
Of an actress from the south
Who would become the spouse
Of a world class louse




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By: Cedric McClester

He’s a little man
Filling big shoes
When asked to acknowledge
An American hero, refused
Like a petulant child
Stuck in his twos
Until he became the fodder
Of print and broadcast news

The adjective that applies
To him is petty
The palms of his hands
Are always sweaty
He’s a bull in a china shop
Or maybe a yeti
And his skin is the color
Of a bowl of spaghetti

When government flags
Were flying half staff
The one at the White House
Was on high not half
It was yet another
Presidential gaff
If it wasn’t so sad
It would make you laugh

He’s a little man
Filling big shoes
Who’s not quite up to the task
But that’s no new news
Yet he’s the one
A certain segment will choose
To occupy the White House
Though blemished and bruised


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By: Cedric McClester

He’s a little man
Filling big shoes
When asked to acknowledge
An American hero, refused
Like a petulant child
Stuck in his twos
Until he became the fodder
Of print and broadcast news

The adjective that applies
To him is petty
The palms of his hands
Are always sweaty
He’s a bull in a china shop
Or maybe a yeti
And his skin is the color
Of a bowl of spaghetti

When government flags
Were flying half staff
The one at the White House
Was on high not half
It was yet another
Presidential gaff
If it wasn’t so sad
It would make you laugh

He’s a little man
Filling big shoes
Who’s not quite up to the task
But that’s no new news
Yet he’s the one
A certain segment will choose
To occupy the White House
Though blemished and bruised



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By: Cedric McClester

It was an undocumented immigrant,
There’s no doubt,
Who killed that missing girl
On her running route.
Makes you wanna holler,
Makes you wanna shout!
We gotta throw
Thoses brown skin ******* out!

It’s a **** shame,
That he chose to ****.
Those who hate immigrants,
Now always will.
For them all it does
Is add more grist to the mill
And now all those haters
Will not be still

For them it doesn’t seem
To be outta order,
To separate brown families
Who cross the border.
Place their babies in cages,
And make their time here shorter
We’re becoming
The world’s number one transporter

He’s already incorporated it,
In his speech.
It’s tailor made for the hate
He likes to teach
To the limited audience
Within his reach
Who cling to him
Like sand does to a beach








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By: Cedric McClester
 
Everything that Trump touches dies
And every day Sarah Huckabee lies
To keep her job if I had to surmise
Even though she should go and cut ties
What will she do after he’s impeached?
Be a stay at-home-mom who’s overreached
Because obviously decorum’s been breeched
Like a whale stuck on shore she’ll be beached
 
That brings us to Kellyanne Conway
Lying to her is merely child’s play
She tries her best to have the last say
While keeping the press safely at bay
Though her reputation will not be in tact
That’s not conjecture, it’s an actual fact
Not an alternative hatched to distract
But a reality that can be backed
 
Now if you want someone who is iller
We can begin with Steven Miller
Who could have been cast in MJ’s Thriller
He’s definitely not a lady killer
I guess we could call him a policy wonk
If you agree with me, let me hear you honk?
Were he a horse he’d be a bronc
And if he played cards he’s lose at Poker and Tonk
 
Everything that Trump touches dies
Cuz he is surrounded by the unwise
Who cling to him like family ties
They’re addicted to power no one denies
Let’s look at all of the president’s men
Like Manafort, Cohen and what about Flynn
And let’s look at all the doo doo they’re in
But I’m at my wit’s end as to where to begin






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By: Cedric McClester

As President Trump’s
History has shown
The list of felons
Has grown and grown
As a consequence
Of the bad seeds he’s sown
He's the worst president
That we've ever known


He likes to call it
A Witch Hunt
Which is shy of a touchdown
And short of a punt
Witches are everywhere
Just to be blunt
And Mueller is catching 'em
On the battlefront

Trump could give out pardons
If he’s so inclined
But the party bosses
Would be quick to remind
Him of the fact
He’d place them in a bind
When the mid-terms arrive
Voters wouldn’t be kind

Let me say this
In any case
He’s between a rock
And a hard place
He’ll be ****** if he does
While tryin’ to erase
The corruption that has
Stared us all in the face



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By: Cedric McClester

We’re the last of the Mohegans
Here’s the reason why
Everybody else
Has passed us by
Once we thought that we
Would never die
In our sandbox years
Death didn’t apply

We’re the last of the Mohegans
You and I
But one day we too
Are gonna die
And others will be left
To question why
It’’s a universal law
None can deny

We’re the last of the Mohegans
Left here today
All of our friends
Have passed away
From various causes
So it’s hard to say
Who’s gonna be next
On what hour or day

We’re the last of the Mohegans
Left around
Most of our friends
Are at rest underground
But that’s God’s will
Sad as it may sound
And we hope that they’re all
Heaven bound






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By: Cedric McClester

Ms. Irene left
An indelible impression
To her family and friends
She was one of God’s blessings
And her passing now
Does nothing to lessen
The fond memory of
Her effervescence

Ms. Irene
Was one-of-a-kind
When I think of her
The word love comes to mind
A better person
Would be hard to find
Someone as giving
And also as kind

I beg your indulgence
For this personal note
She made the best fried chicken
And that you can quote
Which I happily
Swallowed down my throat
But sadly I must say
That’s all that she wrote

She leaves behind
A strong legacy
An object lesson
Of what a mother can be
The example she set
For us all to see
Let’s thank the Lord
That now she is free

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By: Cedric McClester

What can I say?
That hasn’t been said
About the Queen of Soul
Now that she's dead
Her music lives on
Inside my head
Along with the memories
That her songs have fed

R- E- S- P- E- C- T
The Queen of Soul
Will always be
Aretha Franklin
Don’t cha see
She’s the only one
With the authority
To be the Queen in her sorority

There’ll be tears
Of sadness
And smiles of joy
That those who morn her
Will employ
She was one of kind
The real McCoy
With a living legacy no one can destroy

Let’s each thank God
For the gift
Of Aretha Franklin
The legend the myth
And the good memories
That she left us with
May her journey to heaven
Be restful and swift







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By: Cedric McClester

This goes out
To Donald J. Trump
Better watch what you say
You degenerate chump
If Omarosa’s a dog
Who no longer pleases
You might just wake up
With flees and diseases

If she’s a lowlife,
Which she may well be,
What does that make you?
You hired her, see
Birds of a feather
It’s often been said
Flock together
Or was it something I read

This I know for sure
You musta been lying
When you said that she
Was crazed and crying
Cuz she gives it out
Better than you
But that shoulda been
Something you already knew

Look at her now
Watch her closely too
As she tells it all
While twisting in the *****
You knew about those Clinton emails
Before they were out
The Russian musta told you
I haven't a doubt






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By: Cedric McClester

Let’s not pretend,
That Make America Great Again
Doesn’t refer
To a time back when
Blacks and others were
Hung from trees
And the stench from their carcasses
Over powered the breeze

Let’s not pretend
That Make America Great Again
Isn’t riminiscent
Of how the red man was treated
After being bamboozled
Killed savagely and defeated
Because of blind hatred
That was so deep-seated

Let’s not pretend
That Make America Great Again
Isn’t a phrase
Made to cover sin
Based on the concept
Of the three fifth men
Whose opportunities
Are none to slim

Let’s not pretend
That Make America Great Again
Doesn’t hark back to
Where the color of skin
Was a clear indicator
Of who was foe or friend
Even though that era
Should have come to an end



















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By: Cedric McClester

You lying ***,
You so and so,
You didn’t know,
That she would go?
As if the general
Didn’t tell you though,
You’re claiming ignorance
And putting on a show

You lying ***,
You so and so
Keep it up
And your nose will grow
Just like the puppet
Pinocchio
You’re trying to reach
A new plateau

You lying ***,
You so and so,
You paint a picture
But you’re no Van Gogh
You’re gonna fall
Like a domino
See you belong
In a minstrel show

You lying ***,
You so and so,
You hired her
Don’t cha think
We know?
That you’re duplicitous
As world leaders know, yo
Like Canada's Justin Trudeau




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By: Cedric McClester

I wanna know
What I havta do,
To wake up one morning
And start to think like you?
What does it take?
I don’t even have a clue
How you can hate someone
Based solely on their hue

I wanna know,
Why you hate immigrants
Like your in-laws and mother
I musta missed the hints
Or is it just the others
That provoke those sentiments
Shared by like-minded brothers
Vice President Mike Pence

I wanna know
How family separation
Serves the best interests
Of this nation
Which rapidly is losing
It’s reserve and patience
With your blatant animus
And wink and nod complacence

I wanna know
What depth has to be reached
Before everyone understands
Why you should be impeached
Especially when one considers
That decorum has been breached
Like the children locked in cages
What lesson does that teach?













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By: Cedric McClester

Our existence incites them when
They want to make things right again
By making America white they can
Recapture all they had back then
When the people they despised
Were separated from their national ties
And were either enslaved or marginalized
Then swatted down like a pack of flies

Is it that hard for you to see?
Why they fear people who look like me
People they once hung from a tree
But were able to withstand their treachery
Soon they’ll be among the minority
In this homeland, of the free
So they’re afraid of what might be
When others hold the unlocking key

Lets make America great again
Appears to be a synonym
For making it white yet they pretend
That it’s not when they can
But what they want is hegemony
Over everyone else that they see
Who are yellow, brown or black like me
But they can’t defy their destiny

The Bible said it hard and fast
One day the first will be the last
Now it appears the dye’s been cast
But they’re still living in the past
They want back those Halycyon days
When we indulged their errant ways
Before we married off the gays
Though nothing like that permanently stays













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By: Cedric McClester

Let’s call it
The three fifths of a man sequel
Apparently, all of us
Are not considered equal
What we’re experiencing
Just doesn’t speak well
For us as people
We’re drowning in *****

Don’t point your finger
Thinking it’s just him
When we have the choice
To either sink or swim
If we remain silent
What’s the pseudonym?
Perhaps it’s compliant
If nothing else then

We allow children
To be placed in cages
And applaud as the President
Frequently stages
Rallies everywhere
As he engages
Like minded people
From the dark ages

And let us not
Forget Charlottesville
Though some us might
Others never will
That’s where unabashed racists
Scored a ****
And he said
There was some good in them still














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By: Cedric McClester

It’s a witch hunt
Donald Trump insists
But listen closely
And then dig this
You don’t hunt witches
Where none exists
Despite the President’s anger
And him balling his fist

It’s a witch hunt
You’ll hear him shout
At various rallies
But there is no doubt
He runs the coven
And they’re all about
In his administration
As well as out

It’s a witch hunt,
That Mueller probe
But Trump lacks the patience
Shown by a Job
The investigation
Stays on his frontal lobe
And he appears naked
Without a bathrobe

It’s a witch hunt
And Mueller’s caught witches
He’s indicted dozens
Of those sons-of-*******
The president needs to
Be kicked in his breeches
Because the emoluments
Adds to his riches




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By: Cedric McClester

So what’s the basis
For calling him racist?
It’s the way that he acts
As a matter of fact
See it’s not an attack
It’s a statement of fact
Cuz those he’s shellacked
Are mainly brown or black

This isn’t a spoof
I have the proof
The evidence on the shelf
Speaks for itself
And his dog whistles
Are for the ears
Of like-minded people
Or so it appears

Cuz some do relate
To his message of hate
Which he places
In our collective faces
So believe and trust
He will divide us
Like never before
Which we can’t ignore

He does what he does
And he’s as he always was
A blatant race baiter
An unabashed hater
Spreading his hemlock
Wherever he goes
So don’t be in shock
Cuz everyone knows











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By: Cedric McClester

Pardon me
If I may be so bold,
But doesn’t it feel
Like we’re being rolled?
How many times
Must we be told
NO COLLUSION!
Before it gets old

Almost every
Single day
That tired phrase
We hear him say
He turns it on
And lets it play
Must we give in
And say okay?

As Shakespeare said,
And such
I think that he
Protests too much
To convince his base
Cuz they’re out of touch
NO COLLUSION!
Serves as his crutch

And when
He’s challenged,
It’s fake news
Or another label
He may choose
In a vain effort
To defuse
Anything that give him the blues






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By: Cedric McClester

Of course, it enrages
To see children in cages
At impressionable ages
In various stages
Whose parents seek asylum
In the land of the free
But wind up separated
Due to his policy

Zero tolerance
Is what it’s been named
But it’s his cruelty
That must be blamed
How many immigrants
Does he have to defamed
Before we start to hate
The ones that he has shamed

He’s a demigod
Make no mistake about it
And so, it’s very hard
For me to ever doubt it
He lacks empathy
For other people who
Come from other countries
And have a different hue

Some call him a racist
Though, I don’t make that claim
However, the true case is
He has earned that name
I judge him by his actions
Which are there to see
Whether  or not he’s a racist
Is a matter of degree








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By: Cedric McClester

Just because you’re there
Doesn’t mean you’re able
To change a single mind
At your master’s table
You may believe you can
But let me share with you a fable
Though they were blood brothers
Cane still slew Abel

Just because you’re there
Sitting in the room
Doesn’t mean you have the right
To summarily assume
That you can make a difference
Like the people you presume
Invited you there to do so
Under their nom de plume

Just because your there
In such close proximity
Doesn’t mean there’s been a change
In the thoughts of your enemy
It should be crystal clear
They've never been a friend ya see
And I sincerely fear
That they will never be

Just because you’re there
In the camera shot
Doesn’t mean a thing
It’s just a photo- op
Now you can proselytize
Until you choose to stop
But you’ve been invited there
Strictly as a prop










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