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I built my fame on public scold,
Now questions make me tight-lipped, cold.
A meltdown caught in perfect frame,
But I decide who takes the blame.
Behind closed doors, the mask unglues,
Is this just stress, or practiced ruse?
– Gerry B.
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Katie Porter
Battles surround me, yet none I concede.
I silence the helpers and mock what they need.
When safety is begged, I turn from the plea,
And welcome the chaos they hoped not to see.
The crowd grows restless, but I stay my course.
Who really guides this city – me? Or just my force?
– Gerry B.
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Brandon Johnson
Battles are fought, but not on a plane.
Ideas are oppressed where thoughts are meant to reign.
Voices are silenced when they don’t align
To the views of the crowd, or the institutional line.
So tread with care if you dare to dissent,
For the cost of your voice could be harassment.
– Gerry B.
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Conservative Thought on Ivy League Campuses
I called to defund those sworn to defend,
While rivals watch closely, unsure how it’ll end.
No steady career, yet I claim the fight,
Champagne abroad, out of voters’ sight.
Laws left untouched, while I chase the scene—
A rebel with flair, or just a polished machine?
– Gerry B.
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Zohran Mamdani
I’ve played roles where truth gets blurred,
But it’s my silence now that’s overheard.
As if my face erased the diverse in-between.
Must every campaign check every box?
Or can beauty just be — without culture shocks?
– Gerry B.
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Sydney Sweeney
I was sold as justice, but I favor the few,
I thrive in glass houses, but I poison the view.
My scent fills the air—yet my damage is stealth,
I promise equality, but bankrupt your health.
– Gerry B.
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Legalized Recreational Marijuana
I solicited funds with a purpose in mind.
Promised to deliver, before facts were mined.
I started a war, then later declared foul.
My rival curbed my power, and now
From lawsuits to battles, my actions are clear.
In my state, I’m a force you should fear.
– Gerry B.
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Letitia James
Known for flips and twists, now to some a misogynist.
Back in time, I touted separate lines.
Now I cheer when rules are bent, and try to silence those who dissent.
But as big names called me out, I saw my image fallout.
Did I uplift, or just betray, those fighting for fairness today?
– Gerry B.
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Simone Biles
I arrived one way, but I aim to leave another.
Along the way, I changed my display,
Redefining my rivals upon my arrival.
But advantages I had made my competitors mad.
So determining what’s fair is now a global affair!
– Gerry B.
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Transgender Athletes
From here to there and back again
Once a pleasant journey, is now terribly germy.
All sorts of second-hand smoke, is our gift to the city folk.
So keep you eyes and ears open, to not lose your hemoglobin
If you strive to survive and arrive alive.
– Gerry B.
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Los Angeles Metro
I’m terribly expensive and highly regulated.
Not for the average Joe, only those with lots of dough.
Once a prized selection, I now experience a lot of rejection.
With pilfering high despite the outcry.
Our one-party “CEO” has little reason to change the status qu0.
– Gerry B.
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California
Outside is where I spend most of my time,
Foraging to find something to call mine.
I can be unpredictable, so most prefer I’d be invisible.
But my ecosystem is expanding, rather than disbanding.
So in time, you may find my life is a paradigm.
– Gerry B.
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Homeless Person
True or false, rumors or facts
The answer depends on ideological PACs.
An endeavor was made to befuddle and scuttle,
Into the fray, jumped the media muddle.
Along the way: Harvard, Washington and the CIA.
But alas, my truth is out, giving believers legitimate clout.
– Gerry B.
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Hunter Biden’s Laptop
Where’s the beginning? The debate has no end.
Who gets to decide has created a divide.
The chatter is that numbers matter,
With many compelled to say twelve.
But trust I must, the world is just.
As I await my fate.
– Gerry B.
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Unborn Child
Inside Out Odyssey 