Tanka: Mad Situation

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Did I ask for this?
Who’s forcing it upon me?
I say take it down
I will refuse to kowtow
My life is always my own

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: Mad Bad World

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The mad insane world
just like it has always been
But now you’re awake

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Haiku: Is it just me?

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So is it just me
or is the world going mad?
Maybe I’m awake

copyright Francis Barker 2019