Results for Category: …in the Center


Source: The Guardian

On the other hand…

Needless to say this is extremely odd

And suggests awareness about like sod.

Creepy and disturbing without a doubt

This young woman must have been all wigged out.

But, someone lived with her unknown to all…

Really, not a bad roommate, that’s my call!


Source: The New York Times

Could you imagine…?

Surprising that this is still so low key…

The entire global economy

Depends on the debt of the USA

And the promise that it will always pay.

Both sides of the aisle have made the mess,

Who will clean it up is anyone’s guess


Source: The Wall Street Journal

A nation at risk

Good luck with democracy… take a look.

This is an epic fail in any book.

Black students in our nation’s public schools

Simply aren’t developing needed tools.

Why is this happening? What is the cause?

We’re just plain doomed if we can’t fix these flaws.


Source: The Huffington Post

What happened?!

Just weeks ago the state was on fire,

Its control of covid something to admire.

Things were open, economy booming.

But now it seems disaster is looming.

DeSantis took credit when all was good,

Will he have the spine to do what he should?


Source: The Washington Post

Great, thanks Facebook

Not that I need yet another reason

To believe that Facebook ain’t so pleasin’

But here it is, on prominent display…

The malignant cancer of our day.

A stage so large it circles the globe

And nothing but costumes in the wardrobe.


Source: Associated Press

And then there were none

There is the temptation to ask “For what?”

Especially since victory was not clear-cut.

So many lives lost, so many dollars spent

And little to show for where it all went.

Imagine being this last soldier there…

With all that emptiness in the air.


Source: Lilicloth

Sweatshirt philosophy

Philosophers come in all shapes and sizes

Delivering wisdom and little prizes.

So why not find them on sweatshirts too?

In all different sizes and the color blue…

These sure are words that I see myself saying

Likely right after some intense praying…


Source: The New York Times

No wonder you’re in therapy

I don’t mean to be in the least unkind

But need to ask, “Are you out of your mind?”

Of course it’s not even close to okay

For roommates to eavesdrop in any way!

You might need fewer therapy sessions

If people like this stopped their transgressions.


Source: The Guardian

Okay, and so…?

I’m no expert on domestic abuse

But this smacks to me of being a ruse.

The crime allegedly committed here

Was defrauding investors, let’s be clear.

She lied about what her product could do!

And now just continues to be a shrew…


Source: The New York Times

Corrective Perspective

At These Times Need Rhymes things are pretty light

But when I err, I want to make it right.

I noted the Afghan army’s collapse

And blamed the soldiers for a courage lapse.

But that neglected all the bad forces

Which left them stranded with no resources…