Author: ~Keith Alan Hamilton~ (~KAH~)

we freely speak

you want to cry
your ass off   ~
complain and bitch
speak your opinion
~   fuckin’ go ahead
the free voice
of the people
is the people’s
inalienable right
regardless of
gender   ~   race   ~
color   ~   belief
or national ideology
……  in spite of what
the government says
or pretends to say
the power
of the people
through word
and deed
is our
weapon
to bring about
change
to a world
not of
our liking   ~
freedom of expression
is our instrument
to be used honorably   ~
balanced with values
and reason   ~
nurtured from
a perspective
fortified on
an array of insights
brought forth
by the whole of humanity
and that
will help congeal
the shortsighted fervor
which possesses
the tendency
of the emotion filled
mob   ~
may We
the people
never forget
that the mob’s mind
the majority   ~
which may have
the support of
the people’s servant
due to inhibition
and a sanctified opinion
brought about
by an illusion   ~
brainwashed
with popularity
……  shall rain down on
the people
who freely speak
the price for doing so
through tyranny
and oppression
even at times   ~
administering death

you want to cry   ~
your ass off
complain and bitch
speak your opinion
~  fuckin’ go ahead
the free voice
of the people
is the people’s
inalienable right
~   yet remember
never lose sight of   ~
or become discouraged
change does take time
along with effort
~   a price will be paid
and because of such
let us not become
as intolerant
and impatient
as the mob
~   especially if
the intelligent
progression
of the people  ~  including
the mob
does not change
quick enough   ~  according
to the way
we freely speak

peace out

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

‘cause ~ the death of some things shouldn’t be destine to be retro

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when I got those wire-rimmed glasses
the kind with transitional lenses
I didn’t care or give a damn……
about the loss
the symbolic death
of my grotesque looking
black rimmed glasses
without hesitation or even remorse
for having to wear them
for what seemed like……
fifteen years in the bowels of hell
I quickly doomed them forever
to the tomb   ~   the bottom of
my sock drawer

I swear ……  I did not mourn
their demise for 15 years
nor will I miss them for eternity
regardless if   ~   immortalized
by the legendary…….  Ray Orbison
and Buddy Holly
or someway   ~   somehow
thoughtlessly resurrected
from the unstylish grave

‘cause  ~  the death of some things
shouldn’t be destine to be retro

I thank the creator of contacts
and frameless eyeglasses

Words by  ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

regardless

life is a struggle
no doubt
good friends
are a challenge
to find
such relationships
should be
cherished
and nurtured
like the grapes
that make
a fine wine

so talk to your friends
don’t let the lines
of communication
become broken   ~
stay connected
be slow to hang up
and always call back
regardless
of what may
or may not
have been said

a true friendship
can be mended
and never   ~   never
let it lie
fallow

peace out

Words by    ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

emotional tampon

I
will no longer be
your 
emotional
tampon  ~  drowning
slowly
in your stagnant
bloody pool
of complaints
and disappointments
I
dream of a life
less toxic
far fewer judgments
more balanced
and sharing
now that
I
see
right
through you
to the road ahead
I
walk away
never to look back
’cause
I
will no longer be
your
emotional tampon

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

silence

if you do not fit
within
the circle
of her world
the straight
jacket
of
her control   ~
her intolerance
for those
who don’t mold
or bend
to her oligarchy
are sacrificed
on the alter
with the weapon
called silence
even if
it was someone
who cared
deeply
about her
the shunning
so lethal
it is
as if
the denounced
and reprimanded
were cast
into the bowels
of hell
until they cried
from the stench
of their
burned flesh
to finally
be spared
through death
by God

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

that’s right ~

human rights ….
for all humans
that’s right   ~
all humanity
all rights
equally
available
to all

human rights …..
without exception

that’s right   ~

a humanity
who supports
the rights
of all humans

without question

that’s right   ~
human rights …..
crystal clear
so why
then
this disconnect
for some humans   ~

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

what you expected …..

you’ve not walked
in my shoes
seen what I’ve seen
felt what I’ve felt
my life
is a closed book
to you
a story
you’ve not read   ~
~    why not get lost
within the experience
of me
one chapter
at a time
the conclusion
may be not
what you expected ….
……    I just may
capture
your interest
from beginning
to end
not even being
able to put
me down
until the next book
in the series
is written

about you and me

peace out

Words by    ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

without deviation

I live the same way
day after day
hardly
without
deviation

early to rise
asleep before 8:30 PM
first to work
leave late
the evening news
provider
of all the highlights
occasionally spiced up
with someone knocking
at the front door
the weekends
not much different
except
work is at home
watch some sports
have a few beers
I remember
the ex-wife
called me boring
I smile fondly
as I nod off
in my special chair
the voices on TV
keep me company

I live the same way
day after day
hardly
without
deviation

enough said

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~