Rick Burnley's New Poems


Dicked Again
Iran In The Cross hairs
Tribute To Desiree

Dicked Again

Here’s a tribute to you, Dick Cheney
Our Vice President Select
You stole your way to the seat of power
And have done all you can to infect
Our nation, with your heartless vision
To make America the Evil Empire
Your bloody hands on the trigger finger
And you’re setting our world on fire

Many see you as Darth Vader
And that’s certainly not a stretch
And we look at your litany of violent crime
It’s enough to make us wretch

The Evil Empire is what you’ve created
And you torture, murder and steal
You’ve left a bloody wake of innocent victims
How in Hell does it feel?


You tilt your head when you’re talking
And that’s out of the side of your mouth
While you try to convince us of your wisdom
Everything that you do goes south.
Except for the profits of the oil and arms companies
And the private armies you create
You and your neocon henchmen
Are killing the United States

You helped steal the last two elections
And you’re taking our country to ruin
You and your cronies plunder America
You’re giving us all a good screwing

The tally in Iraq is maybe a million
This to avenge 3,000 in New York
And Iraq had nothing to do with that crime
This war is all about pork
Pork and Oil is the fuel of your crew
And it seems you wear the crown
You whisper instructions to the Great Decider
and the whole world gets to frown


You don’t work for the American people
Your allegiance is to Halliburton
It’s clear that you’ll do anything for a buck
It’s with the Devil you’ve been flirtin’

You and your cronies don’t care about people
Your motto is “profit at any cost”
We’re talking organized crime
And it seems that you’re the boss

The Constitution’s just a rag to you
And the Bill Of Rights, toilet paper
Lady Justice is another victim of yours
And you and your cronies rape her


Yeah, we’ve been Dicked again
First by the sleazeball Nixon
Everything that you touch gets broken
Everything that you do needs fixin’

You should be in the Mafia
Because you’ve got a similar ethic
And the people are rising up to neuter you
Because America’s getting sick
Of your endless lies and insane actions
Everything that you do is a bust
Iraq was supposed to be a cakewalk
And it’s clear that we can’t trust
Anything that you say at all
We’re watching what you do
You and your nefarious partners in crime
Are making the world black and blue

If pretty is as pretty does
You’re as ugly as can be
And when history finally deals with you
You’ll go down in infamy

You showed your empathy and compassion
When you served in Congress, years ago
It seems that programs that help the people
Have always been your foe

You voted against school lunches
And refunding the Clean Water Act
You opposed the Head Start program
That’s not spin ,it’s a fact

You were against freeing Nelson Mandela
You’re not fit to shine his shoes
And now with you and King George in power
The whole world’s getting the blues

You tried to block the Older Americans Act
And the toxic waste superfund
You think that America’s problems
Can all be solved with a gun

Now it looks like you’re hell bent
On starting another war
You’re filled with the lust to attack Iran
You’re going way too far

Vice President Dick Cheney
You’re a national disgrace
You’ve treated our country’s laws with contempt
You’ve shot America in the face

Well Darth Vader had his nemesis, the Jedi
And in the end, they prevailed
And we’re rising up again my friend
To see that you’re arrested, tried and jailed

Rick Burnley

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Iran In The Cross hairs

Wake up America, wake up
They're getting ready to do it again
They're going to launch a war against the peace of the world
We are being lead by bloodthirsty men

That's right, these Neo Cons are getting ready to bomb Iran
And if that happens my brothers and sisters it's going to hit the fan
Iran is in their cross hairs
And the armada is heading in
Three carrier groups are in the Straights of Hormuz
And will be guilty as sin
If we don't rise up to stop them
Before it gets to be too late
Because this act would set the world on fire
And endless wars would be our fate

King Georgie and Dick Vader think that they are the world's cop
And now after their disaster in Iraq, the other boot is going to drop

Soon we could expect an attack on our fleet
Which of course would be blamed on Iran
Then we'd retaliate with massive force
This is their bloody plan

Or maybe the dirty deed would take place
Back at home in the United States
And thousands would die, sacrificed for a lie
Because the empire never hesitates
To cold heartedly murder the innocent
In pursuit of their nefarious dreams
That leave a wake of tormented beings
Nightmares, terror, and endless screams

Then the president select would come on TV
And we'd hear his little speech about this act of infamy
And then he'd inform us of our retaliation
And we'd rain death and destruction
On another sovereign nation

They know when America goes to war
We all come together in unity
We set aside our differences
And our leaders can act with impunity

Why might you ask would they do something
So incredibly insane, that they know for sure before the act
Will cause such suffering and pain
Because with chaos and endless war
this cabal can stay in power
And before the courts of international law
They won't have to cower

Our rulers want to be in control of the entire Middle East
And Iran needs to be neutralized this is the goal of this beast
And then on the regions resources the Empire alone would feast

Their policy of preemptive war is against international law
Its time to wake up America
We've had a fascist coup d' etat

To start a war of aggression is the worst of all war crimes
And if America lets these thugs have their way we'll all be facing hard times
And we'll be lucky if the Great Decider
Doesn't proclaim martial law
Because then the people of America would be
caught in a fascist claw

So, call your congressman and senator
And demand that they stop this crime
And we better do this and do it quickly
Because we are running out of time

Georgie and his partner, the Prince of Darkness
Are taking America to hell
Let's rise up, allies of life and let's purge the sulfurous smell.

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Tribute To Desiree

I saw the news the other day
And I was thrilled to see
A friend of ours, who's a hero
To all who love democracy.

Desiree' stood up in Congress
As Condaleeza Rice walked by
And she held up her blood stained hands
And the world heard her cry
"You've got the blood of millions of Iraqis on your hands!"
She was just saying it like it is
To these thugs who have stolen our government
For whom war is their number one biz.

Her courage, and the truth that are shown in that picture
The fierce, clear look in her eyes
An indictment sent from the victims of this junta
That has caused so many to die.

Desiree' and her Code Pink friends
Want to send these criminals to the dock
For the numerous laws that they've broken
And for putting our nation in hock

Then Desiree' was arrested
And charged with the crime of assault
Is that's what it's called
When citizens speak their minds ?
Or is this really the fault
Of greedy and frightened politicians
Who have bartered off our rights
Desiree' and her Code Pink allies
Have these criminals in their sights

“War Criminal,War Criminal”
Was Desiree’s parting cry
To one of the architects of our illegal invasion
That has caused so many to die

A few of her companions were also arrested
One, violently thrown to the ground.
Taken down by a swarm of "public servants"
Where can justice be found?

Another friend was arrested
For making a peace sign,
With her hand
This is enough to get you sent to jail
What's going on in our land

We're had a coup in America
And our Constitution is in tatters
Desiree' Fairooz speaks truth to power
And to those who enable mad hatters.
This is a government of the people
We don't want kings or despotic rulers
And we're tired of having our future destroyed
By people who couldn't be crueler.

By people who have no understanding
Of The Laws of cause and effect
And for other life forms and people
For whom they show so little respect.

So thank you so much Desiree'
We're honored to count you as a friend
And the way that you inspire us
Everyday of your life
Is the clear message you send.

On behalf of patriots everywhere
Thanks to the women of Code Pink
Who have the guts to stand up in the belly of the beast
And collectively yell, "You stink!!!"

- Rick Burnley , Nov 07






Posted: Sun - December 2, 2007 at 03:18 PM            

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