THE MYTH OF AMERICAN PRIDE

A lie has been forced on you
It tells you what to think and what to do
You believe the wisdom of a fool
Without any facts or proof

This is the myth of American pride
Living in the comfort of fear
Is that why everyone comes here?
No, they come for a better life
And comfort for a weary soul

What is this pride
Is it in how different we are?
You stay on your side I will stay on mine
Or is it just too hot to live in the melting pot?

This is the myth of American pride
Hate is what makes a lie a fact
While the ignorant blind follows behind
Stepping off into the political abyss

Is it about calling out for help
Not knowing that just being who you are is the real threat
Thrown to the ground, hot metal in your chest
Just lynching by gun and we should just get over it

This is the myth of American pride
Neighborhood block party where everyone is welcomed
Kids playing till the street light comes on
All ruined by the social and physical needs

Those we salute for their sacrifice
With memorials at a discounted price
Our union pride forgot the sacrifice
Complaining some outside made the memorial design

This is the myth of American pride.


©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

THESE DAYS

The crucifixion of society has brought about the sacrifice of love and tears

Lost and alone on the path of fear

The innocent is no longer the victim 

But guilty of dying by the hand of the ignorant 

By the one to serve and protect but only to serve a lie.

A gun and fear has replaced a rope and unbridled ignorance

The strange fruit that once hung in trees now rot on the grown

Added to the cornucopia of death

My mind is a mess wanting to scream 

What can I do or say to make a change

When no one wants to walk that way

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

KELLY GIRL

She was five foot five; every hug she gives is just a lie

She had Jasmine Guy kind of eyes

Without the same kind of style or smile

A rice and peas kind of lady

So pretty that it would drive me crazy

To the point, I couldn't express my feeling

Kelly girl

Hypocritical Christian girl

Just wanted to get her fill

But she would kiss and tell

I wish I could be her boy

I wish she could be my girl

Three years she had me hypnotized

All the time I was a friend, she kept to the side

She caught my eye with her afro-puff

Never knowing I wasn't enough

Kelly girl

Hypocritical Christian girl

Just wanted to her fill

But she would kiss and tell

Couldn't tell her a secret to save my life

Everyone would tell me what were you thinking

Talking is what she likes

For her, love was never the formula of life

It was more like a pie

She takes a slice and savors the bite

All I ever tried to do is be the spice she liked

Kelly girl

Hypocritical Christian girl

Just wanted to her fill

But she would kiss and tell

Filled with regrets, still wanting to forget

As the portrait I drew of you

Hoping it fades with time in all the sunlight

Embarrassment is my only pain

To expose my feelings that way

Hope to never do the same

Kelly girl

Hypocritical Christian girl

Just wanted to her fill

But she would kiss and tell

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

WHAT IS A KING

A King
Is the ruler of man
A King
Is admired protector
A King
Is wise in his decisions
A King
Sits on a thrown placed there by God
A King
Inspires
A King
Uplifts

What is a King?

It is not children
Arguing over a legacy

It is not greed
A down payment on history

It is not a family name
A generation brings it to shame

It is not selling tickets
To a path paved by dog bites, water houses or brutal beatings

What a King really is
Someone who selflessly inspire peace
This we should never forget.

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

#MLK

His voice still echoes through the centuries
He made freedom, justice, and peace into a revolution
Words found in a dream a foundation that is inspiring
But others just want to count the pennies of his legacy

A phrase, a photo trapped
Never to enter the annals of history
The DREAM just faded words of a speech
Never to be seen fading into the pages of greed
The substance of this DREAM can be found around us
In the children, in you and even in me
But now made meaningless within a families legal feud

You can put a price on words
You can put a price on a book
But there is no price on inspiring a nation

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

JIGGLE THE HANDLE

Thinking you are better than the rest
You say you got it all even success
 There is no difference between me and you
When your bowels feel the stress
Can't flush away what is left behind
Just like your pile of lies

You got to 
Jiggle the handle
Jiggle, jiggle
Even after you tinkle
Jiggle, jiggle

You say you are the smartest in the room
Who is it your trying to prove
When everyone is convinced you are a fool
But when your bowels start to move
You can't help it but dance to that groove

You got to 
Jiggle the handle
Jiggle, jiggle
Even after you tinkle
Jiggle, jiggle

Squinty eyes puckered smile
With an orange ego combover
Mind backed up with useless thought
The shit doesn't smell any better
Even when it comes out of you

You got to 
Jiggle the handle
Jiggle, jiggle
Even after you tinkle
Jiggle, jiggle

Need a place to think
Turn on the sink
Even Johnson had to let it loose
Doing the same thing you need to do
With all that backed up inside of you

You got to 
Jiggle the handle
Jiggle, jiggle
Even after you tinkle
Jiggle, jiggle

Can't get it to flush
Reach in the tank pull on the chain
Regular people do it that way
You'll get a relief
But you still have the stink

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

PURPLE LOVE CHILD

The rumors going wild

Your mind fighting back all the lies

Not another child

They think they got it right

Living in the days of wild

So drop in the tape

Push the button that says play

Turn it up past 11

You know the kid is in heaven

Purple love child

Is in the heart of that funky style

Have some pride for your ears

Just listen to the dove's tears

Christopher gave the girl a turn

J-Hud took the song to church

Broke it now no one can sing it like her

That is how the funky life works

The love you feel

Makes the funk so real

You know the heart will heal

So pick your sound

He left enough to go around

Purple love child

Is in the beat full of life

Have some pride towards other people eyes

Smile when you hear that guitar riff

You know it was always a gift

We don't have to believe the lies

we are all

A Purple Love Child

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

OUT

So many times, I've had my doubts

Knowing what life was all about
The changes that I have gone through
The lonely crying, the unseen tears
All ways feeling down, while no one was around

How do I get out?
And change my life around
I want more
Then what I can afford
They're my goals

How do I get out?
And find what I'm about
What does it matter if I scream and shout
Why do I try to get everyone's attention?
When I don't even have my own
That is why I'm alone

How do I get out?
To turn my heart inside out
So I can see what I'm about
And find my own way out

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

JOKERS WILD

Jokers wild
Got a crazy style
Make all the girls smile
Is there a problem
He is a wild child
Mama doesn't care
Daddy got a crazy stair

Jokers wild
Talking all the jive
Like it's going out of style
On the run

Acting like an illegitimate son
Of the king and queen
There not the only one

Jokers wild
Dressing like no one could
Like no one would
On a sexy tip
Lick your lips

Get that pick
Let us hear funkiest PRINCE

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley