Rough Rap
by Ted L Glines

don't interrupt me
an' don't get smart
if you tick me off
gonna tear you apart
keep your manners
keep your class
mess with me
and your ass is grass
knock me down
I'm gonna keep on comin'
this dance ain't done
'til I finish my drummin'
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rough guy tough guy
talkin' like that
beneath it all
he's a pussy-cat
stalkin'  the street
bad to the bone
what he's really sayin'
is “leave me alone”
only thing bad
might be his breath
this “deadly” guy
is scared to death
a time-bomb tickin'
gonna explode
'cause of inner fear
that he can't unload
and one of these days
he's in the news
outta control
ran out of fuse ...

NOTES: I just happened to be thinking of this guy I knew many years ago back home. He was big and he acted mean. People steered clear of him when he strutted down the street with his fists balled up. He went crazy and killed some folks at the annual fair, and then he shot himself. No one knew why ...

Sauce
by Ted L Glines

Have you heard of “INNOVAsian,”
far-east foods with spice,
they'll char your mouth with flames
and you'll be thinking twice.

There's wonderful “Orange Chicken,”
chicken and orange sauce,
but only use half the bag of sauce
or declare your mouth a loss.

Remember this ...
orange is the color of fire,
it tastes so cool at very first,
then your mouth becomes a pyre.

It's tasting really great
enjoy the mastication
until you start to break a sweat
and your mouth is conflagration.

And “General Tso's Chicken Breast,”
same chicken and brown sauce,
again - only half the bag of sauce,
just take it from the boss.

Remember this ...
brown is the color of burning wood,
your tongue will shrivel in the flames;
that should be understood.

Ah - that tender chicken
(are you that insane?),
until the tears come to your eyes
and your mouth is flaming pain.

For all you jalapenos fans
who like to chew 'em whole,
you're either a dad-blamed masochist
or you have a flames for a soul!

RolePlayer
by Ted L Glines

Poet's pen will never miss,
it's all good
and understood,
making sense of all of this!

Let's go out and rob someone,
there's a store
why be poor,
robbing folks is lots of fun!

Tune in now and watch the news,
spin the story
make it gory,
teach you how to warp your views!

Dash away and catch a crook,
badges flashing
pistols crashing,
scare them to obey the book!

Preaching tales of Heaven's Gate,
save those sinners
guilty winners,
fill that ole collection plate!

Ending life in suicide,
soul undressed
so depressed,
it's all better when you've died!

Your persona picks a masque,
play your part
with style and art,
being "real" is all we ask!