Expecting the worst
Only breeds anxiety
Learn to face your fears
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Stench Of Urine
Stench of urine,
Cardboard shacks,
Shopping carts,
Tattered clothes,
Hand-me-downs from the dumpster I suppose.
Rummaging through waste baskets,
Feasting on tainted food scraps,
Hiding in the shadows,
Sleeping on steam grates,
Misused,
Abused,
Something less than human.
Left for dead in the cold,
Filth in the form of flesh and blood,
But have you ever looked into their eyes,
Heard their hearts beat,
Seen them cry,
Gasp for their final breath?
I’m sure you haven’t
As you stepped over their broken bodies,
Avoiding them like the plague,
Chuckling at their despair,
On your way to your comfortable life.
Can’t you take a moment to lend a hand,
A little food,
A little shelter,
A bit of cash,
Instead of treating them like lepers,
Feeding off teets of the man..
You don’t know them,
You don’t know their stories,
Their hardships,
Their tragedies,
But you should…
They are our brothers and sister after all.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
It Isn’t My Place
It isn’t my place
To impose judgement on you
I am not perfect
.
My flaws glisten in the sun
Like a mirror to my soul
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
In Your Happiness
In your happiness
I find the purest of joys
With love, your father
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Community
Comradery of souls
Offered without pretense;
More could not be asked for
Making the cause all the more special.
Unity of purpose unites
Nailing hearts and minds to a common cross,
Instilling strength to carry on the fight.
Though hardship and hatred will try to stifle,
Yearning for understanding and equality can never be silenced.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Sense Of Purpose
As sense of purpose
Isn’t that what we all want
It seems so simple
Still we ignore what we know
Because malice is easier
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Criminializing
Criminalizing
Through state-sanctioned prejudice
“Gay” is not a crime
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A nation in regression
Will be ravaged from within
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
His Dizzying Array Of Nonsense
His dizzying array of nonsense boggles the mind
While apologists stutter excuses.
The dark underbelly of society cheers
Like rabid dogs dancing insanely in the streets.
Violence abounds though he denies its existence
Even while celluloid, coated in pepper spray stifles their lies.
He misspoke, He was taken out of context
Are the excuses of today as women are marched to prison.
Discussions of personal responsibility
Do not apply to this “Teflon Don”.
He speaks his ugly mind
Letting consequences fall where they may.
He didn’t start it, the other guy did
Showing that even spouses aren’t safe.
A schoolyard bully in a custom tailored suit
Wants to rule your roost,
And you are willing to blindly let him.
It matters not whether he is of substance,
It only matters that he speaks exactly what you think.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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