Poetry by Bob Atkinson
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Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1w ago
Deep Understanding
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Wikipedia
something always bothers us
in our private cocoons noted
separated from this world
as if wild baboonish tokens
we try to understand reality
yet we never make a grade
where all our powers of intuition
present a focused page
people point things at us
sometimes real, sometimes not
to where we’re differentiated
from those who think or not
manipulation becomes a game
where our mentals get massaged
into a delegated premise
of acceleration or quiet pause
I try to encapsulate my thoughts
what I know and what’s not there
but intuition tells me firml ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1w ago
Exposure
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Exposure
from time to time
my thoughts revert
to my younger days
sinister events I saw
although not clear in page
never finding sophistication
or skills to control my rage
others viewed me differently
although they never said
what made them question sanity
of this demur lad
my view of life’s array saw
what could have been but wasn’t
thankful here in my solaced scene
to never have been reluctant
to find myself reviewing
those things which brought me pride
or embarrassment’s depiction
of my simpler side
this world’s a bunch of hardened balls
which one must avoid ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
2w ago
"Jack's Sweater Shower
of Munich"
(c)2010 Bob Atkinson
Park out in the boonies
away from everything
nothing here of interest
except robins singing
through the entrance to a grotto
where strange machines glide
fast into tunnels bored through earth
toward the town of long ago man
grab a quick bite to eat
at the yellow arches store
sitting on hard benches
unknown what this place holds
enter into darkness
oh, there's plenty of light
but what to expect of this
I don't know
but some others might
come up the steps to a scene
of craftsmanship of time
stone buildings ornately made
not an automo ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
3w ago
A Country Dishonored
©2024 Bob Atkinson
A Country Dishonored World Wide
a long long time ago
well deserved or not
this world respected U.S.A.
so well we were thought of
Levi Jeans
they bought our Levis
watched our movies
drove our cars
thought we were super
U.S.A. Cinema
that’s gone now
1957 Chevy
95 percent of countries
disrespect our character now
as war mongers of genocide
and coups imposed on theirs
(current count 62 U.S. imposed coups)
our dollar was respected
now we devalued that thought
nobody wants our currency
now that’s a frightful thought
we went to war against this wor ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
3w ago
Vicki Gone
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Evil Vicki
she caused death of 500,000
in Ukraine she did the wrong
unseated an elected government
Maidan replaced with Banderan throng
this Coup d'état she arranged
helped NATO move toward east
trampling red lines established
a bear was then unleashed
Donbas failed to accept
this evil coup government
which told the young all Russians
should of their culture repent
no Russian TV or Radio Stations
no teaching Russian language in schools
in fact their grade school textbooks
stated all Russians should be killed
(men, women and children)
they followed Bandera’s p ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
3w ago
Broken Toes
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Broken Toes
back before acceptance
of reality’s conflagration
on my many early precepts
evolved within my generation
I believed in "good of man"
my side was the best
only side with honor
as soldiers' ribbons would attest
I believed we were sincere
had enemies that stood bad
in their declarations devoid
of goodness out of hand
I had no knowledge myself
of those things behind closed doors
which exposed hypocrisy
and evil acts of those
those who stood to compromise
positive culture of our kind
as they forced weakened promotion
toward our malevolent hidden crime ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1M ago
A Benevolent Union
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Tears
kindness, softness, resolute
responsible, fair, and useful too
anti-war down to our knees
we cherish government’s objective squeeze
yet, here in our current time
we find our leaders engage in crimes
crimes of humanity, those of lust
greed garnered by lack of trust
how did we come to this impasse
whereby we can’t control elite class
those who promote nonsense while
taking from us our pride’s expanse
pride becomes a thing of past
where we thought we held our last
last breath protecting what evolved
as we created society without such love
A Benevol ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1M ago
Carrying a Body for Mary
©2023 Bob Atkinson
Coffin
Johnny said openly
sister “Aunt Jewels” had died
he could save some money
if they’d retrieve her with a ride
a ride up to Oregon
to secure that wooden box
containing body of Aunt Jewels
reducing her burial cost
Rose Hills would charge them muchly
to transport her coffin down
and if Don would go with him they’d visit
Johnny’s sister Mary’s home town
Google Maps
only an 800 mile trip
up to her coffin where
they’d meet Mary and secure
Aunt Jewels remains up there
she had been a perfect scholar
four PhD’s, she had doctorates
a perfect world ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1M ago
Ignorance Constrained
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Cable Not News
Majority Rule, Minority Rights
terms we used to say
simple, reasoned statements
now in total disarray
MSDNC
people see opponents
as vile and useless beasts
“enemy” a word they use
when speaking of their precepts
C.I.A Bulletin
to me there stand two folks
ignorant and insincere
a way to see their thought process
by looking ear to ear
Mr Sworn to Never Tell The Truth
ignorant can get corrected
by looking at their sums
of lies one side tells
promoting use of guns
Enabler of Gaza Genocide
those left who take kickbacks
seem not nice in my ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1M ago
Democrat or Republican
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Pea Brained
must apologize to the lady
who knocked politely at my door
to gain my support and vote
for her as contestant in the election
was shocked when she said
she’s running for office
as a Democrat candidate
sincerely she stated softly
had she said Republican
my shock would have been the same
both elements of the mono-party
to me seem evil displayed
our current president
supports genocide in Gaza war
which killed 12,000 babies outright
and harmed a million more
can’t fault her sincerity
intelligence, a different story
if she knew simply realit ..read more