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Dogs Banned From Beach as they Cause Mess

Ralph is banned from goingDown upon the sandThey think he might shit, make a messHe just can’t understand Don MatthewsNovember 2020

C’est La Vie

Some people start to followKeen as keen can beSimply vanish, disappearOh well, c’est la vie Others press the ‘follow’Button to watch meI wait for likes and comments (none)Oh well, c’est la vie Why bother to press ‘follow’It makes no sense to meIf no backup with comments/likesOh well c’est la vie Don MatthewsNovember 2020

Why Do Things Have to Change?

I’m proud of the walls that I paperedIn my house in the year ’53Just sold it, new owners they’re strippingThis paper which meant lots to me? Why? Why can’t the world remain as it is?…. Don MatthewsNovember 2020

Adelaide Granny Graffiter States her Mind

A granny graffiter in AdelaideMary Kolusniewski’s her nameProtested at road humps erectedSo each warning sign she defamed Don MatthewsNovember 2020

Thankyou Mother In-Law

My in-law mother made theseFor me to sleep in bedI thanked her (you are oh so kind)How thoughtful mum, I said Slight fashion fail?… Don MatthewsNovember 2020

Shit Priscilla

Shit Priscilla thanks a lotThat was my morning snackYou could’ve picked a million spotsTo sit down, park your back Don MatthewsNovember 2020

Maybe the US is Beyond Even Saving

US is no longer unitedIt’s shattered and broken in bitsMaybe it’s beyond even savingRegardless who in White House sits? It’s possible the job of repairingWhat’s left of the US is suchIs beyond any single politicianBeyond one politician, too much The US is spiraling out ofControl, racial tensions increaseClass tensions are also increasingConspiracy theories increase IfContinue reading “Maybe the US is Beyond Even Saving”

Michigan Judge Rules on Trump Lawsuits

A Michigan judge has dismissed a Trump lawsuit as “vague and equivocal”. Everything else is me You’ve handed me a lawsuitOn yellow sticky noteIt’s “vague and equivocal”DISMISSED on it I wrote Bugger…should’ve used white sticky’s Instead if you’d deliveredYour lawsuit in a tweet(A valid form of submit)Request I could’ve meet Shit…why didn’t I think ofContinue reading “Michigan Judge Rules on Trump Lawsuits”

Two Addicts and Typos

You say you are an addictI’m an addict toTypo Don ‘to’ should be ‘too’Choogaloogaloo You’re write, my ‘to’ should be ‘too”And ‘write’ should be ‘write’ not‘Too’ not ‘to’ and ‘right’ not ‘right’My poetry is shot Bugga…. Don MatthewsNovember 2020 Thankyou for your input Ingrid.

Who Cares if a Horse Has to be Put Down? We’re Being Entertained

I’ve just had a sweep on a horse raceOf which one horse ended up deadAm I condoning animal cruelty?Discussion needs be raised, spoken, said The horse racing industry say ‘come on!'[Racing gives entertainment for allLots of money made by the bookiesEveryone here has a ball Who cares if a horse has to be put down?Continue reading “Who Cares if a Horse Has to be Put Down? We’re Being Entertained”