Love between adults
Confirmed by the Supreme Court
Can you say “I do”
Equality is granted
As it always should have been
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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She Sees What I Can’t
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She sees what I can’t
Knowing what I only sensed
My life’s destiny
Revealed by a mystics eye
An intuitive minds lens
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Confederate Flag
Confederate flag–
Symbol of our darkest time,
Human slavery.
Prideful in their ignorance
There are those still full of hate.
Don’t they understand,
There are wounds as yet unhealed–
Open and bleeding.
Each raising stings of poured salt
In an already deep gash.
I weep for their pain.
Have they not suffered enough
At your racist hands?
The shame is you don’t see it
Being blinded by false pride.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Anger of a Man
Anger of a man
Lashing out at the world,
Perhaps it’s sadness.
He’s being eaten from inside
And left for dead by mankind.
.
Hastily judging
Simple feeds the savage beast.
Leaving him a shell,
Unrecognizable to
Friends and family alike.
.
Such a waste is this
When each life is so precious
To cast it aside.
Leaving him alone to die
Amongst the concrete and cold.
.
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Field of Dreams Mowed Down
Field of dreams mowed down
Crushed by decades of abuse
Reagan’s legacy
Trickle-down economics
Massacred the middle-class
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
I’ve Lost My Passion
I’ve lost my passion
I hope only for a while
Words flow less freely
Both mouth and mind are tongue-tied
Which causes me such great pain
Perhaps I need rest
Time to think and gather thoughts
Away from the screen
Putting pen back to paper
Maybe the old ways are best
~~ Dominic R. DIFrancesco ~~
Thanks for your Service
“Thanks for your service”,
Offered by friends to my son.
“It’s not about me”
His reply with a kind, but…
Instead it’s about
Those we can no longer thank
Because they are gone.
Please thank those still with us
And remember those who’ve past.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Punishing the Poor
Punishing the poor
Do you feel superior
From your golden throne
Taking all they have from them
Including their dignity
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Life in Chaos
A life in chaos
Wants and needs torn asunder
Caught in the middle
Really…what is one to do
But cope with what’s thrown their way
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The World Has Changed
The world has changed
I fear not for the better
War is our culture
Always looming in shadows
Peace is just wishful thinking
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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