By: Cedric McClester

You can blame Obama
For the horrible drama
In Syria, I’m hearin’ ya
But despite your chatter
The truth of the matter
Is it occurred under  your watch
And now it’s on you
And your motley crew

You can say it’s his fault
But you called a halt
To removing Assad
So it wasn’t hard
For him to conclude
It was alright dude
For a chemical attack
Now that’s just a fact

Blaming your predecessor
Is none the lesser
Of an affront
So let me be blunt
If you’re such a tough guy
Then answer me why
It occurred at all
Stop  passing the ball

Any way you slice her
Your spokesman Sean Spicer
Can’t speak for you
He hasn’t a clue
As to how it all works
When the chain Assad jerks
Is yours alone
Now your cover is blown






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By: Cedric McClester

We must be forgetting
The intensive vetting
Refugees go through
Before they get into
The United States
Despite frequent debates
We’re relatively assured
Their past is not ignored

Why should we deny ‘em
From safety and asylum
In the home of the brave
How come we always cave
And give into our fear
When by now it should be clear
There is nothing to else
To fear but fear itself

The challenge of the day
Is what to do or say
When safety’s of concern
We needn’t crash and burn
Or fear the Boogie Man
The way you know we can
In frightening times like these
Let’s get off our knees

No one can guarantee
A hundred percent safety
None of us wants to die
At best we can only try
To be as safe as we can
But we needn’t try to ban
People who are oppressed
By those who are God blessed




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By: Cedric McClester

Don’t believe the fake news
What have you got to lose?
If I am the one you choose
So why do you still refuse?
Crime is rampant you see
So law and order must be
The reason you listen to me
To hell with your dignity

Don’t believe the fake news
They let me ****** their cooze
And I don’t ply them with *****]
I just kiss the ones that I choose
For those of you who might balk
It’s not that I walk that walk
That’s just some locker room talk
Though it might screech like blackboard chalk

Don’t believe the fake news
They say that I’m gonna lose
BA-lieve me I’ve paid my dues
And I’m a friend of the Jews
So we’ll have to wait and see
If the people are gonna pick me
Over that lying Hillary
The Electoral College is key

Don’t believe the fake news
Considering that they lit the fuse
And attacked me in no less than twos
Knowing that I easily bruise
But hit me and I’ll counterpunch
More than that, eat your lunch
Until I hear the celery crunch
Whether breakfast dinner or brunch









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By: Cedric McClester

It used to be his meandering
In the presidential race
But now we find him pandering
To the Republican base
It’s not like it’s slandering
To state he has no taste
Lately he’s been clamoring
Just to make his case

He’s not politically correct
He’ll say almost anything
He doesn’t give a heck
About the anger it might bring
But the topics he selects
Usually comes with quite a sting
It defies the intellect
The invectives that he slings

Now he’s dancing on the graves
Of those who were victimized
See that’s the way that he behaves
Oh did you think otherwise
Because it’s a rocky road he paves
One wonders how he survives
But he seems to come out unscathed  
Like a cat who has nine lives

He says he licensed to carry a gun
To a hall full of enthusiast
This although the mornin’s not done
And they haven’t been laid to rest
I imagine that’s how he has his fun
Or wins their votes I guess
He has no platform on which to run
And he’s not hard to detest





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By: Cedric McClester

He put on his camouflage hat
And proceeded to load his gun
See he wasn’t going out hunting
He just wanted to **** someone
So he headed for the doctor’s church
In order to get the job done
You might say that he was a fanatic
He wasn’t listenin’ to anyone

He called himself a Christian soldier
Who was going off to war
Against those abortionist murderers
He had to even up the score

He entered the church enraged
Saw the doctor praying in a pew
Then quickly unloaded his gun
And shot the man before he knew
Afterwards he calmly surrendered
Having taken pride in the task
And he’d do it all over again
If anyone cared to ask

He called himself a Christian soldier
Who was going off to war
Against those abortionist murderers
He had to even up the score

See he didn’t like the idea
Of young lives being aborted
And he vowed to do all in his power
To ensure that their efforts were thwarted

He called himself a Christian soldier
Who was going off to war
Against those abortionist murderers
He had to even up the score

He was at every protest march
Glued the locks shut at the clinics
And he would have blown ‘em all up
Even with the people still in it
They didn’t have the right to choose
According to his narrow point of view
Women had to pay their dues
Or he’d get them on the evening news

See he didn’t like the idea
Of young lives being aborted
And he vowed to do all in his power
To ensure that their efforts were thwarted

He called himself a Christian soldier
Who was going off to war
Against those abortionist murderers
He had to even up the score

He put on his camouflage hat
And proceeded to load his gun
See he wasn’t going out hunting
He just wanted to **** someone
So he headed for the doctor’s church
In order to get the job done
You might say that he was a fanatic
He wasn’t listenin’ to anyone




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Madame kept
An exclusive list
Of well-heeled clients
None were missed
She held the power
In her fist
In case she was called on
To reminisce

Now she’s gone
By suicide
When the scales of justice
Were applied
Having been found guilty
She couldn’t hide
The myriad of crimes
She had denied

Her lawyer’s listing
Those who came
Even mentioning
Them by name
To expose
And to shame
Them publicly
Just to defame

Past clients are nervous
No doubt
That they might soon
Be found out
It doesn’t matter
If they have clout
Once their name
Gets bandied about

Her lawyer’s listing
Those who came
Even mentioning
Them by name
To expose
And to shame
Them publicly
Just to defame

Madame kept
An exclusive list
Of well-heeled clients
None were missed
She held the power
In her fist
In case she was called on
To reminisce

By: Cedric McClester

Times have changed, I have to admit
But some things are still sacred from where I sit
In the face of convention you hoc n' spit
That's why your agenda gives me a fit

Embrace the now some people say
Whether lesbian, bi, transgender or gay
What does it matter any ol' way
But just because you're in love doesn't make it's okay

I'm at least entitled to an opinion too
Even if that opinion opposes your view
You're outside of the norm you know it's true
Only heed what I'm saying if it applies to you

Embrace the now some people say
Whether lesbian,bi,  transgender or gay
What does it matter any ol' way
But just because you;re in love doesn't make it okay

Don't call me  homophobic as many of you do
Cos' I'm not the one passing judgment on you
Doing what you want to makes perfect sense
If you're prepared to pay the consequence

If I stopped and picked a quote from the Devine
And you know there are many that I could find
You'd probably accuse me of bias or lying
But let's see which one of us ends up frying

Embrace the now some people say
Whether lesbian, bi, transgender or gay
What does it matter any ol' way
But just because you're in love doesn't make it okay

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

Twenty-seven mass murders
In two thousand and sixteen
You think the gun lobby gives a cares
To them that’s peachy keen
All it takes is a little money
To wipe the slate completely clean
Delivered to the right politicians
All of which are known to like green

Two months into the new-year
And mass mayhem’s also in
It’s a tragic game of loss
In which all of us have some skin
  Nobody gives a **** anymore
That ****** is a major sin
And limiting the amount of guns out there
Ain’t even about to begin

Gun lovers might want to know
What the hell’s the fuss
The Second Amendment after all
Belongs to everyone of us
But the wholesale loss of life
Only makes me wanna stomp and cuss
And I can’t for the life of me
Understand how automatic weapons are a plus

Twenty-seven mass murders thus far
How many more are to come
Will we pass the bar set last year
The thought alone leave me numb
And I can’t tell you how badly
They irk me when they just play dumb
Who’s keeping the score today
And tell me what’s the running sum















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By: Cedric McClester
For heaven’s sake
How many mistakes
Do you think God makes
We have to surrender
And accept our gender
When God is the vendor
There’s no transgenderr
Or returning to Sender

You’re engaging in perjury
Through plastic surgery
What in hell is the urgency
If you’re born a he
Then you can’t be a she
Though you might try to be
****** fluency
Is shear lunacy

You might make the cover
Of Vogue or some other
But soon you’ll discover
The equipment you cover
Won’t do your bidding
Who the hell are you kidding
It can’t stay hidden
If it’s overridden

I do sympathize
That you try to disguise
And improvise
What your mind denies
But a word to the wise
Open your eyes
Don't tell yourself lies
'Cos the truth still applies

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By: Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2022.

Once again Clarence
has come up short,
He needs to be removed
From the Supreme Court
Which he has treated
Like a blood sport
That he and his Jinny
Have  overwrought

It’s alright that he’s
A Conservative,
Since that’s the way
That he’s chosen to live
And so with him
It’s always more take than give
But Court secrets
Get revealed like sieve

And Clarence is more than
Well aware
That  with his best friend Jinny
Just sitting there
Court secrets become
A community share
Of which she makes her friends
Quite well aware

Now there’s an uproar
Over a leaked draft decision
That Clarence assigned
To another with derision
While abdicating his own
Rightful position
Now his wife lacks the courage
To make her admission







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By: Cedric McClester

What lessons can we borrow
Cuz despite our tears and sorrow
It could happen again tomorrow
And words would still ring hollow
If we’re not committed to change
Or those we elect remain estranged
And do nothing that’s long-range
As a consequence of this exchange

It’s been said that insanity
Is doing the same things, don’t cha see?
While expecting the results to be
Completely different for you and me
Once the tables have been turned
If there’s nothing to be learned
As long as we stay unconcerned
Then our destiny is earned

Aren’t we tired of coming here
To the valley of despair
Offering yet another prayer
Because of this sordid affair
What’s it take to have some mustard
Haven’t we all been disgusted
And betrayed by those we’ve trusted
Because the law never gets adjusted

If it wouldn’t be considered a gaff
It would tend to make me laugh
We’ve been down this primrose path
But we haven’t done our math
Cuz like a never ending fountain
The numbers just keep on mounting
So we’re left to keep on countin
Until we finally scale this mountain


























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By: Cedric McClester

To realize her life’s ambition
She needed some competition
Before she was hoping and wishing
By default she’d inherit the position
Now her back is against the wall
But she’ll find a way to overcome all
Before the primaries fall
She’ll be the one standing tall

Now this is not to suggest
Of her opponent I think any less
To do so would be to digress
Cos I like him I have to confess
But I’m trying to be pragmatic
Without sounding too emphatic
See I’m not trying to cause any static
But to select anyone else would be irratic

Now I’ve looked at the other side
And if the laws of logic are applied
There’s a reason they’ll all be denied
They’re not on the voters side
They’re in bed with the lobbyists
Who’ve shown them the most largesse
So If by now you haven’t guessed
At best they’re owned by special interests

I do feel once the dust finally settles
And the voters have tested her metal
Her opponents will have back-pedaled
And she’ll find her way home like Gretel
She’s destined to make history
Though she already has if you’re asking me
It’s just something that’s meant to be
And she’s qualified ultimately



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By; Cedric McClester

They had seven years to prepare
To abolish Obamacare
So there’s enough blame to share
Cos’ in the end how did they fare?
And ya know they went for broke
But their efforts went up in smoke
Now they’re the **** of the joke
For tryin’ to take it away from folk

At the cost of the average man’s health
They were tryin’ to increase the wealth
Of insurance companies by stealth
And the rich if nothing else
So let Obamacare be hailed
Cos’ they plotted planned and failed
Though the Freedom Caucus is assailed
The president shouldn’t be bailed

They put together their A team
And tried everything it would seem
From a whisper to a scream
A Twitter attack to a meme
See it hadn’t been scored or scaled
So in the end God Almighty prevailed
When no one could be blackmailed
Ultimately the whole thing failed

In their districts constituents arose
And some elected officials froze
Cos’ come election time everyone knows
It’s the recalcitrant one who goes
So the president could say what he wanted
But the membership remained undaunted
None of ‘em wanted to be haunted
By a vote that wouldn’t be vaunted










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By: Cedric McClester

Listen young man
Take the advice of an old fool
Who at a tender age
Dropped out of high school
Wound up in prison
And that wasn’t cool
So learn from my mistakes
Be an exception to that rule

Any one can hang out
With the wrong crowd
But is that where you want to be
For crying out loud
Wouldn’t you rather see
Your parents being proud
Than you being carted off to jail
Underneath a cloud

For some of your buddies
Jail is a finishing school
Cos’ they made the wrong choices
Now they’re the system’s tool
And so my sage advice is
Don’t jump into that pool
Stand up on dry land
Be an exception to that rule

Your story doesn’t have to end
With multiple regrets
No you must do the right thing
Because the mind forgets
Many of its trespasses
As it continues to place bad bets
So get out while you can
While you still have assets













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By: Cedric McClester

After all the words are said
And after all the blood’s been bled
We salute the fallen dead
Then we forge straight on ahead
Cos it seems we never learn
That the tide will have to turn
Though it should be of concern
Like I said we never learn

Take that books right off the shelf
As history repeats itself
And read the pages as they turn
Past the lessons never learned

After all the bullets fly
From the guns that we deny
Contribute to the reason why
So many young among us die
Cos it seems we never learn
That the tide will have to turn
Though it should be of concern
Like I said we never learn

Take that books right off the shelf
As history repeats itself
And read the pages as they turn
Past the lessons never learned

Where are those who came before
The ones who also did ignore
The futility of war
Here at home and offshore
Cos it seems we never learn
That the tide will have to turn
Though it should be of concern
Like I said we never  learn

Take that books right off the shelf
As history repeats itself
And read the pages as they turn
Past the lessons never learned

After all the words are said
And after all the blood’s been bled
We salute the fallen dead
Then we forge straight on ahead
Cos it seems we never learn
That the tide will have to turn
Though it should be of concern
Like I said we never learn


























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By: Cedric McClester

I wrote these words down
Tryin’ my best to please
Wishing I could write them
In classic Dylanese
But I’m not even close
Don’t say I am, to appease
‘Cuz Dylan makes me genuflect
While dusting off my knees

To make a comparison
Would clearly be a joke
I’d have to say that Dylan’s style
Borders on baroque
His lyrics are full of substance
While mine are full of smoke
And he’s become rich from his
While I remain still broke

Every writer needs a mentor
If not, then a muse
To spark their imagination
Or to light their fuse
Better that it come from them
Than from drugs or *****
So you will forgive me
If it’s Dylan that I choose

This might appear to you
As aimless chitter chatter
And while that may be true
It really doesn’t matter
‘Cuz you don’t have a clue
Whether it’s the former or the latter
And it makes no nevermind to me
If you disparage or you flatter






















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By: Cedric  McClester,

We’re caught up in the mystery
Of who it’s gonna be
Nevertheless if I had to guess
Guess we’ll just have to see
But it’s down to a short list
So the answer some insist
To which they give their voice
They hope will be the choice

So it makes perfect sense
That we’re caught up in suspense
And though it is intense
It will come out in the rinse

Like Shakespeare’s line,“Poor Yorick.”
The choice will be historic
Depending upon how it goes
Some will be euphoric
But only one person knows
Ain’t that usually how it goes
The one who does the choosing
Knows who’s winning or losing

So it makes perfect sense
That we’re caught up in suspense
And though it is intense
It will come out in the rinse

And if you’re asking me
The biggest mystery might be
What I’m talking about
Cuz there’s an element of doubt

So it makes perfect sense
That we’re caught up in suspense
And though it is intense
It will come out in the rinse

As the betting folks make bets
And the losers have regrets
To be quite merciful
It’s nothing personal
You can take it from me
It’s only business don’t cha see
Don’t read more into it
Than happenstance or mother wit

So it makes perfect sense
That we’re caught up in suspense
And though it is intense
It will come out in the rinse





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By: Cedric McClester

And so it ended
As you might have thought
With him killing himself
That’s what karma brought
See there’s a lesson here
That should be taught
For others out there
Who are overwrought

His victim’s funeral
Is being planned
And what no one
Can really understand
Is why things got
That out of hand
But he’s now dead
And can’t expand

And now the family
Will lack the closure
That might have come
From full disclosure
So they’ll just have to
Keep their composure
With the knowledge that God
Is watching over

Unexpected
Is the fate of some
And often the consequences
Will leave us numb
I’m really not trying to
Paint a picture that’s glum
‘Cos I know some day
We will overcome








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By: Cedric McClester

I can only laugh
When a sociopath
Chooses to weigh-in
On those emails when
His greatest sin
Was that he took us in
So we could go to war
Just to even a score

Who is he to state
The gravity or weight
Of what she did
When the thing I don’t get
Is that he refuses to admit
To his own ****
All those crafted alibis
For his deception and lies

It’s not like he’s a paragon
For what’s right or wrong
‘Cos we had never been through
What he got us into
But back then few knew
Where it could lead to
In loss of treasure and lives
And his legacy survives

I’m presently debating
Whether or not he’s Satan
Which by being so snide
And the fact that he lied
Is hard for him to hide
And could be directly tied
To acts that are criminal
Overt and not subliminal



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By: Cedric McClester

Have we become defeatists
Lost our reason and our rhyme
Change can actually happen
One person at a time
If we refuse to accept
The same old status quo
And embrace our full potential
To prosper and to grow

Change can actually happen
One person at a time
If we seize the future
To make it yours and mine

Things like war and poverty
We can overcome
If we all work together
Each and everyone
Sharing responsibility
To make the needed change
And some of our policies
Need to be rearranged

Change can actually happen
One person at a time
If we seize the future
To make it yours and mine

Nothing is impossible
If we really try
That should be our motivation
And the reason why
We can do anything
That we put our minds to
This places the challenge
Squarely on me and you

Change can actually happen
One person at a time
If we seize the future
To make it yours and mine

We needn’t fear the future
That’s ours to embrace
It can take us past the present
And in any case
Take us to the brand new world
That we all envision
Without the present rancor
And the partisan division

Change can actually happen
One person at a time
If we seize the future
To make it yours and mine

Nothing is impossible
If we really try
That should be our motivation
And the reason why
We can do anything
That we put our minds to
This places the challenge
Squarely on me and you

Change can actually happen
One person at a time
If we seize the future
To make it yours and mine

Change can actually happen
One person at a time
If we refuse to accept
The same old status quo
And embrace our full potential
To prosper and to grow



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By: Cedric McClester.

Death is coming
But I can't tell you when
I don't have his itinerary
So why should I pretend
To know his schedule
It's not like he's a friend
He's unwanted visitor
Who signifies the end

Death is coming
He's knockin' at my door
But I'll resist him
Until I can't no more
Every new year
What I know for sure
Is  he's one year closer to me
Than he was before

Death is coming
Every day since I was born
He draws ever nearer
Like an approaching dawn
The time's not certain
Until the time is gone
Then all that's left behind
Are loved ones who will morn

Death is coming
He's knockin' at the door
But I'll resist him
Until I can't no more
Every new year
What I know for sure
Is he's one year closer to me
Than he was before

So do what you can
With the time that you have now
Tomorrow isn't promised
To you anyhow
Do an act of kindness
Greet someone with a smile
Cos' we'll all be leaving here
In a little while

At times like most
I guess I do pretend
This life that I'm living
Is never gonna end
But in truth in fact
It's nothing but pure spin
Cos Death is coming
He;s just around the bend

Death is coming
He's knockin' at my door
But I'll resist him
Until I can't no more
Every new year
What I know for sure
Is he's one year closer to me
Than he was before

Death is coming
But I can't tell you when
I don't have his itinerary
So why should I pretend
To know his schedule
It's not like he's a friend
He's unwanted visitor
Who signifies the end



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By: Cedric McClester

The liquor I was drinking
Had me not thinking
And I said some things
I should not have said
Like the crazy ****
That came into my head
When I should have
Been silent instead

Liquor has been known
To alter the mind
It’s does crazy things
To people sometimes
So if I said anything unkind
Even though
I may have crossed the line
It wasn’t on purpose or by design

You’re probably saying
What I was displaying
Uses liquor as an excuse
To explain away
Certain things
That I brought into play
But I’m declaring a truce
Anyway

Blame it on the alcohol
Ain’t that what Jamie would say
So if I said kiss my ***
Ya need to give me a pass
And forgive me without delay

Liquor has been known
To alter the mind
It’s does crazy things
To people sometimes
So if I said anything unkind
Even though
I may have crossed the line
It wasn’t on purpose or by design

The liquor I was drinking
Had me not thinking
And I said some things
I should not have said
Like the crazy ****
That came into my head
When I should have
Been silent instead





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By: Cedric McClester

What does Putin
Have on him
Inquiring minds
Would like to know
Could it be
That infamous tape
That they have chosen
Not to show

They’re waiting until
The timing’s right
Before exposing it
And like
The dossier said
Putin taped
That ***** toad
Playing water games in bed

But that alone
Might not be the half
Of what they have
On him
They say that he’s
An impulsive man
Who’s often
Given to whim

What does Putin
Have on him
It’s anybody’s guess
But it’s gotta be
Quite compromising
As his behavior
No doubt
Does suggests








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By: Cedric McClester

Independent, are you sure?
Please don’t be a bore
We’ve been lied to before
We’re not listening anymore
After you’ve sealed our fate
Now you want to investigate
But it’s too little too late
For us to bite your bait

You want us to believe
Nothing’s up your sleeve
Do you think we’re naïve
Or that easy to deceive
Don’t answer the question
You’ve made your impression
Taught us quite a lesson
We’ve seen your digression

The guilty parties will pay
At least that’s what you say
While the water was still gray
You told us it was okay
Now you want to rectify
Facts you used to deny
And you really wonder why
We find it hard to buy

Now if you’re quick witted
The guilty won’t be acquitted
And the punishment will be fitted
To the crimes they’ve committed
Cuz we still can’t take a bath
And we’re frightened by the math
Someone’s got to feel our wrath
Because we’re on the war path













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By: Cedric McClester

I can’t say for certain
What might have been
But I think about it
Every now and then
Cos no one ever got
Underneath my skin
The way you did
So I can’t pretend

You know that you had me
Totally sprung
When you French kissed me
With your tongue
My brain got scramnled
Like egg fu yung
And I loved the way
How it was done

I got caught up
In your spider’s web
I gave you my love
For your pretense instead
I think you’d agree
With everything I said
Though that was long ago
So why wake up the dead

You know that you had me
Totally sprung
When you French kissed me
With your tongue
My brain got scramnled
Like egg fu yung
And I loved the way
How it was done

It’s my fault
I guess you could say
So why did I
Bring it up anyway
Certain things die
While the memories stay
How could I forget you
Anyhow anyway

You know that you had me
Totally sprung
When you French kissed me
With your tongue
My brain got scramnled
Like egg fu yung
And I loved the way
How it was done

I can’t say for certain
What might have been
But I think about it
Every now and then
Cos no one ever got
Underneath my skin
The way you did
So I can’t pretend

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By: Cedric McClester

Besides that Mrs. Lincoln
How’d you like the play
The third act was something
Most people say
It was a laugh a minute
Before that dastardly display
By John Wilkes Booth
Who came to ruined the day

Besides that Mrs. Lincoln
How’d you like the play
If you had to review it
What would you say
Would you give it four stars
Or something in between
We’re all wonderin’
If you know what I mean

Besides that Mrs. Lincoln
How’d you like the play
Before it got cut short
In a terrible way
Too bad you and Mr. Lincoln
Didn’t get to stay
In your seats before
The ambulance took him away

Besides that Mrs. Lincoln
How’d you like the play
If you had to review it
What would you say
Would you give it four stars
Or something in between
We’re all wonderin’
If you know what I mean

John’s an old scene stealer
From way, way back
But killing the President’s
Wasn’t part of the act
Before jumping on stage
As a matter of fact
Then limping off
In the darkness he’s such a hack

It was a sad circumstance
Yes indeed
When you consider all the people
That Mr. Lincoln freed
It’s really to bad that a plot
Could succeed
Against such a man
Now we all need to take heed

Besides that Mrs. Lincoln
How’d you like the play
If you had to review it
What would you say
Would you give it four stars
Or something in between
We’re all wonderin’
If you know what I mean

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By: Cedric McClester

Tell me what’s the nexus
Of their sit down for breakfast
Or what the full context is
And who picks up the check
The Reverend I suspect
Likes to leave them all perplexed
Was the breakfast an endorsement
Or a not so subtle hint

What does it all mean
When a candidate is seen
Making peachy keen
With an erstwhile faker
Now a recognized king maker
He will talk with any taker
So where does this leave us
In the clouds or in the dust

Politics makes strange bedfellows
Listen to him as he bellows
Then hypnotizes and he mellows
His waiting audience
Who are trying to make sense
But are caught up in the suspense
Does he do it for the greater good
Or because he knows he could

Guess he’s putting them on notice
Before they can become POTUS
Or even stop to quote us
He reserves the right to see
What’s in it for you and me
Leaving them with a. “We’ll see.”
So you really can’t read nothing
If you don’t know when he’s bluffing

















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By: Cedric McClester

I recognize that the police
Are in a difficult profession
But my demand that they do their jobs
Shouldn’t ever lessen
And if killed in the line of duty
There should be no guessing
I abhor it vehemently
So I extend my blessings

I recognize the good first
Before I cite the bad
But that doesn’t mean
I have no right ever to get mad
And when tragedy strikes ‘em
I too am among the sad
For anyone to suggest otherwise
Is more than a tad rad’

I recognize the human worth
Of everyone who exists
Which is not to say that they
Won’t sometimes be remiss
But if it’s an established pattern
I’m among the first to insist
That they be held accountable
If you get my gist

I recognize the humanity
In everyone I see
Even those who occasionally
With whom I disagree
That doesn’t mean if they’re killed
I won’t have sympathy
If I didn’t you’ll agree
It would only lessen me











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By: Cedric McClester

Oh I remain undaunted
Though you’re beautiful and flaunt it
You know how bad I want it
Yes you do, you do. you do!
Like someone who is haunted
Baby I’ll run the gauntlet
You know how bad I want it
Yes you do, you do. you do!

You know that you amaze me
You got me going crazy
Only your love can save me
So save me baby

And girl I think you’re learning
How desperately determined
And dedicated to earning
All your love, your love, your love
The pendulum is turning
You feel how much I’m yearning
Of course this is concerning
All your love, your love, your love

You know that you amaze me
You got me going crazy
Only your love can save me
So save me baby

I hold my head up high
Cuz I’m undaunted (here’s why)
At least I have to try
To get your love (no lie)
And I’ll have it bye and bye
Bye and bye (bye and bye)

I know that you’re discerning
And you know that I’m yearning
For your love girl I’m burning
With desire I’m on fire
My heart is so attached
Oh baby you’re the match
An itch I just can’t scratch
Deep beneath my skin my skin my skin

You know that you amaze me
You got me going crazy
Only your love can save me
So save me baby

Oh I remain undaunted
Though you’re beautiful and flaunt it
You know how bad I want it
Yes you do, you do. you do!
Like someone who is haunted
Baby I’ll run the gauntlet
You know how bad I want it
Yes you do, you do. you do!












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By: Cedric McClester

It wasn’t fit for livin’ in
But 106 Rivington
Was where musicians got it in
And some of ‘em even began
Where drummers let loose on their drums
A rat tat tat ba-*** *** ***
From all over we would come
To play and hear 'em play their drums

106 Rivington
May not have been worth living in
But was ideal for playin when
We needed space to practice in

Like Birdland sadly it too is gone
And sumthin’ ‘bout that feels so wrong
Though memories no doubt will live on
And we’ll just have to move along
We can’t complain because it’s done
We all had one hell-of-a-run
Not to mention lots of fun
Here’s to the setting of the sun

Some will lament others will morn
A part of history is now gone
But there will be another dawn
And we will play another song

106 Rivington
May not have been worth living in
But was ideal for playin when
We needed space to practice in

Given the low rent that we paid
It was like being in one big parade
At 106 friendships were made
From the foundations that we laid
But times moves on and so must we
What the future holds we’ll havta see
Guess we’ll just have to let it be
Cos I don’t know so don’t ask me

Some will lament others will morn
A part of history is now gone
But we will play another song
And there will be another dawn

106 Rivington
May not have been worth living in
But was ideal for playin when
We needed space to practice in



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By: Cedric McClester

How long would you guess?
That people will allow themselves
To be oppressed
Before they rise up nevertheless
And find a way to protest
Then ultimately plot
Their oppressor’s destruction
It’s a simple matter of logical deduction

How long would you guess?
It will take the people
To finally coalesce
Then put their battle armor on
More or less
In preparation for a war
They’ll soon address
Just to rid themselves of an abscess

How long would you guess?
Before it turns into
The wild wild west
With the pieces everywhere
Like a game of chess
Before it even gets to be checkmate
As a consequence or a matter of fate
Those who play the game I’m sure will relate

How long would you guess?
Before it all revolves
Into a ****** mess
As they attempt to get the whole thing
Off their chest
And businessmen in droves
Empty out their desks
Then all anyone will want to hear is, hell yes, yes!














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By: Cedric McClester

It was love and kisses
When they walked down the aisle
They haven’t had those
Precious moments in a while
He once was captivated
By her innocence and smile
A smile in time
His actions would defile

Ya see it’s too much
For any woman to take
She needs to leave him
For the children’s sake

When does it reach the point
Where enough is enough
How long is she supposed to
Put up with his stuff
She does it for the children
But they’re a poor excuse
For her to keep on
Toler-ating his abuse

Ya see it’s too much
For any woman to take
She needs to leave him
For the children’s sake

Let me say this
To be perfectly clear
He may dominate her
Through the use of fear
But there will come a time
When she will disappear
No matter what it takes
She’s getting out of there

Ya see it’s too much
For any woman to take
She needs to leave him
For the children’s sake

It may take some
Longer than some others
But here’s a warning
For all you guilty brothers
They’re someone’s daughter,
Sister and also mothers
Who may end up burying you
Once they gain the courage

Ya see it’s too much
For any woman to take
Don’t have her grieve you
For the children’s sake

By: Cedric McClester

When it came to the Southern Wall
The story he told was tall
Cuz’ he would say at least twice a day
That Mexico was gonna pay
Which he now wants taxpayers to do
Finance his wall, but who knew?
What they can’t climb over
They’ll just tunnel on through

He’s talking about restoring order
Down at the Southern border
Where a crisis doesn’t exists
But regardless he’ll still insist
With a false sense of urgency
That it’s a national emergency
When clearly this is the case
It’s appealing only to his base

How quickly they tend to forget
What was supposed to be a Mexican debt
Has now come full bloom
He thinks we should assume
The fiscal responsibility
For a wall that doesn’t have to be
There to keep people out
Whose safety and lives are in doubt

What never dawned
To his base that was conned
No matter how absurd
They believe his every word
As Fox News connoisseurs
They’re the people that he adores
Because ignorance is bliss
It doesn’t matter that they’re all remiss
















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By: Cedric McClester

He saw thousands celebrating
In Jersey City
When the Twin Towers crumbled
What a pity
It’s just another dangerous part
Of his total litany
Of outright lies
And that’s what getting me

He can say anything
And largely go unchallenged
Never mind the fact
That he seems unbalanced
Despite First Amendment rights
He needs to be silenced
Before his misstatements
Leads to violence

You can find him re-tweeting
Outright lies
Using that as an excuse
And as you might surmise
The usual rules and standards
Never applies
To candidates like him
You start to realize

I feel the need to tell you
Though you haven’t asked it
I think we’re going to hell
In a hand basket
What’s to be said about
That errant rich *******
Other than the world will be better off
When he’s in his casket























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By: Cedric McClester


Crooked politicians
Are headed to Federal jail
But while awaiting sentencing
They’re still out on bail
Increasingly - if you ask me
They’re an old cliché
Judging by the numbers
Of ‘em being sent away

Try to name the politician
Who hasn’t been to jail
I betcha you can’t do it
Attempt to and you’ll fail

The President’s a failure
But he brought us back
From a big depression
That’s simply a fact
Gave us the kind of healthcare
That we used to lack
But he did nothing
Let y’all tell it
Could it be because he’s black?

Congress ain’t the answer
They’re recalcitrant and so
The one thing they seem good at
Is telling the country no

Lead pollutes the water
Let me give you a hint
Not just inside Michigan
It’s not limited to Flint
As for our infrastructure
They won’t spend one red cent
It’s crumbling all around us
But still they won’t relent

Infrastructure jobs
Could bring back the middle class
But they’re only concerned with one percent
The rest can kiss their ***

So where is this all headed
I swear I don’t know
To hell in a hand basket
Is probably where it’ll go
It should be quite obvious
Without me saying so
Believe you me - the powers that be
Will soon be eating crow

But they don’t have no shame
As we’ve come to learn
They just fiddle on
As the country continues to burns

Crooked politicians
Are headed to Federal jail
But while awaiting sentencing
They’re still out on bail
The President’s a failure
But he brought us back
From a big depression
That’s simply a fact

So where is this all headed
I swear I don’t know
To hell in a hand basket
Is probably where it’ll go












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By: Cedric McClester

You know how it is
Out on the block
Sumthin’ goes down
Nobody wants to talk
So we long-step
Right over the chalk
That marks the spot
Where somebody got dropped

We have mothers, fathers
Children and wives
But we’re not gonna talk
To save our lives
It’s a jungle out there
Where no one survives
Or the few that do
Learn to connive

It’s us that’s dying
Everyday
Heart conditions (diabetes)
Get in our way
We use emergency rooms
To make us okay
But we won’t visit doctors
No matter what I say

We have mothers, fathers
Children and wives
But we won't go to doctors
To save our lives
It’s a jungle out there
Where no one survives
Or the few that do
Learn to connive

It’s planned obsolescence
And we cooperate
Because we’re the very ones
To whom we show our hate
And while I’m at it
Let me also state
That this topic isn’t
Open to debate

We have mothers, fathers
Children and wives
But we’re not gonna talk
To save our lives
It’s a jungle out there
Where no one survives
Or the few that do
Learn to connive

Garbage in
And garbage out
We’re killing ourselves
And there’s no doubt
About our ignorance
Or the things we sprout
Conspicuous consumption
Are the things we tout

We have mothers, fathers
Children and wives
But we’re not gonna talk
To save our lives
It’s a jungle out there
Where no one survives
Or the few that do
Learn to connive

You know how it is
Out on the block
Sumthin’ goes down
Nobody wants to talk
So we long-step
Right over the chalk
That marks the spot
Where somebody got dropped










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By: Cedric McClester

You can love a woman
Who ain't even your wife
And you can cut the fool
Without using a knife
But you can't sing the blues
Unless you live the life

You can sail the world
On a scenic cruise
But you can't sing the blues
Unless you had 'em right
No you can't sing the blues
Unless you've been uptight

You can have a headache
And never show the pain'
Or open your umbrella
And never feel the rain
You can't sing about the blues
That you never had
No you can't sing about the blues
Unless you've had it bad

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y: Cedric McClester

If law enforcement’s not respected
Even by those that we’ve elected
How are we to be protected
Or should crime just be neglected
If we cry ****** every time
The police respond to a crime
It’s like the boy/woof paradigm
See eventually they’ll stop tryin’

I’m not making no excuses
For the occasional abuses
And if that’s what on deduces
Then their rational is useless
I’m only making the argument
That for most their true intent
Is to protect and serve without relent
Consider all the time they’ve spent
Risking their lives to represent

Fact of the matter they are needed
And their instructions shouldn’t go unheeded
If they’re wrong you’ll probably beat it
So there’s no need to get heated
You have rights but let me state
It’s better you cooperate
Rather then to engage in a debate
That might serve to seal your fate

We should be happy that they are there
As you and I are well aware
We suffer the most despair
From crime that’s almost everywhere
It makes you start to realize
They’re there to catch the bad guys
Which shouldn’t come as a surprise
For those who look with open eyes

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By: Cedric McClester

His day began in the ususal way
Kissed his wife goodbye
Wished his kids a good day
Death was the furthest thing
From his mind
Before leaving his house
For thevery last time

He wore his uniform
With a great deal of pride
He was proud to be
On the good guy's side
To ser ve and protect
Was his motto and guide
Right up until the day that he died

He and his partner
Turned out at roll call
With no indication
This day they would fall
They drove their patrol car
To their assignment
Where they were killed
In a narrow confinement

They wore their uniforms
With a great deal of pride
So proud to be on the good guy's side
To serve and protect
Was their motto and guide
Right up until the day that they died

What on earth
Goes through somebody's head
To do such a thing
That left two people dead
But from Baltimore
The dark stranger came
And committed the deed
In someone else's name

They wore their uniforms
With a great deal of pride
So proud to be on the good guy's side
To serve and protect
Was their motto and guide
Right up until the day that they died



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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

Cops shot
As it redundantly repeats
We havta get these guns
Off of our city streets
The answer could be pressure
From the corporate suites
To get our law makers
To apply the heat

Cop’s lives
Have to matter (it’s a must)
Cuz they’re charged with
Protecting us
When they’re on patrol
Believe and trust
They’re not looking for things
To combust

Cops aren’t no different
From me and you
After their shift
They want to go home too
To the front doors
They usually come through
To do whatever
They usually do

Cop’s on occasion
Sometimes go astray
Though it’s unfortunate
That is not to say
They deserve to be shot
As a way to pay
Because I’m here to tell ya
That it’s not okay






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By: Cedric McClester

The Bible says
“Thou shall not ****.”
But apparently
We’re doing it still
Judging by all
The blood we spill
And often times
Just for the thrill

While advocating
Pure insanity
Some like to claim
Their Christianity
I don’t know
Maybe it’s only me
Who’s recognizing
What’s there to see

While gun violence adds
To the nation’s blight
We’re arguing
A Second Amendment right
Though the populous
Can’t sleep at night
We can’t distinguish
Wrong from right

Some don’t like
What I preach
And I’m accused
Of overreach
But I’m entitled
To free speech
Even though you may not
Like what I teach














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By: Cedric McClester

Make America great Again
And bring this reign to an end
Look at all the time we spend
Trying real hard to comprehend
The days are short, the nights are long
What the hell is going on
How come some just go along
When even they know that it’s wrong

Make America great again
A land of laws, and not of men
Like only we the people can
Unlike a Twitter feed on send
It’s a catch-phrase that they state
To wrap around their brand of hate
For others they deem second rate
And find it hard to relate

Make America great again
Don’t postulate or just pretend
What’s the message that would send
To friends or foes or next of kin
It can’t be talked into existence
Despite a proclivity for insistence
Which will meet with stark resistence
By people living on mere subsistence

Make America great again
Cuz what we now do is pretend
The immigrants we apprehend
Are animals to be caged when
We lose sight of where they’ve been
Which is like a kick in the shin
And it doesn’t matter what’s the spin
Nor can you say that it’s built in





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I LIKE BERNIE
By: Cedric McClester

I like Bernie
I swear I do
The question is
Can he follow through
So what’s the answer
I wish I knew
But I don’t even
Have a clue

I like Bernie
And all he stands for
But it’s reality
I can’t ignore
If upon the President
They declared war
What does Bernie think
For him lies in store

I don’t see
That big a schism
Between Food Stamps
And Socialism
For most
The safety net is a given
And it contributes
To better living

Revolutions are fought
But few are won
By people who
Can’t get the job done
Now I’m not sayin’
Bernie is that one
But what are his odds
Slim to none






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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

Is there anything left
After death?
Or is death the end
Of our existence
Does anyone know
Where we might go
Perhaps you can lend
Assistance

Where do we go
After death?
It’s a question
For the ages
Does life go on
After we’re gone
Is it laid out in different stages

Is there anything left
After death?
As many feel is the case
When we leave here
Do we go anywhere?
And if so (where is that place)
So if you choose to share
Tell me have you been there

Where do we go
After death?
It’s a question
For the ages
Does life go on
After we’re gone
Is it laid out in different stages

Those who’ve gone on
Never returned
Is there a lesson
In that to be learned
The dead won’t confide
About the other side
As if it were stamped
Information denied

Is there anything left
After death?
The question still remains
Under any contexts
What will come next
That mere reason explains
Like heaven or hell
How can we tell

Where do we go
After death?
It’s a question
For the ages
Does life go on
After we’re gone
Is it laid out in different stages



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You can call it
What you want
I’m gonna call it
What it is
Racism’s at its core
It’s the answer
To the quiz

Where did we go wrong?
Don’t pretend that you don’t know
Everyone should be aware
You reap just what you sow

The office of President
That we usually hail
Has some in Congress
Hoping this one will fail
It’s ludicrous
They should be assailed
Or at the very least they need to be unveiled

Where did we go wrong?
Don’t pretend that you don’t know
Everyone should be aware
You reap just what you sow

Those who say
They want their country back
Make some of us
Have to beg the fact
Is that just code
For brown yellow and black

Where did we go wrong?
Don’t pretend that you don’t know
Everyone should be aware
You reap just what you sow

It’s really simple
No need to complicate
We can see
The ugly face of hate
And that shouldn’t be
Open to debate
So I promise not to equivocate

Where did we go wrong?
Don’t pretend that you don’t know
Everyone should be aware
You reap just what you sow

You can call it
What you want
I’m gonna call it
What it is
Racism’s at its core
It’s the answer
To the quiz

By: Cedric McClester

People don’t seem
To want the truth
Even when you offer ‘em
The naked proof
They’d much more prefer
To believe in the lie
That’s told as a convenience
Or an alibi

People wanna believe
He’s gonna build a wall
That is far and wide
And also very tall
To keep the people out
Who are at their beck and call
But I don’t think he’s gonna
Build that wall at all

He says he’ll undue
Every single word
Of Obama Care
Although that’s absurd
People need their healthcare
Maybe he hasn’t heard
Because he’s so tone deaf
It’s never occurred

They wanna believe
In free education
It’s easier to conceive
Than to sell to the nation
Yet crowds everywhere
Give him ovations
But I know what he says
Will take a lot of patience



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By: Cedric McClester,

They let that devil go nine times
And as a consequence
Children continued to be molested
Does that make any sense
He was reported time and time again
Since nineteen sixty eight
But the system didn’t catch up with him
Until it was much too late

Nine times he was reported
And still they let him go
Charges were unsubstantiated
Even thought the children let ‘em know

Children continued being sent
To his house of horror
Where he wore his cloak of invincibility
As if it were an aura
And so he cast a shadow of doubt
That covered him for decades more
Before they were able to figure out
He was a molester for sure

Nine times he was reported
And still they let him go
Charges were unsubstantiated
Even though the children let ‘em know

Most of the victimized children
Who were forced to endure
His personalized brand of terror
Aren’t there anymore
But new ones came into his lair
Just like they did before
And this went on year after year
But it doesn’t happen anymore

Why did it  seemingly take forever
For him to get indicted
But now that he finally has
And his litany has been recited
The latest of which involved seven children
As well as the family dog
It’s a hell of a case they’re finally building
Now that they’re in whole hog

Nine times he was reported
And still they let him go
Charges were unsubstantiated
Even though the children let ‘em know

They let that devil go nine times
And as a consequence
Children continued to be molested
Does that make any sense
He was reported time and time again
Since nineteen sixty eight
But the system didn’t catch up with him
Until it was much too late



Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2016.  All rights reserved.