How bad do you want a ten?

   It is widely held today that the KKK was a lawless group that just went around the post war South looking for innocent Negroes to hang. Such is nonsense. But the myth is deliberately perpetuated by today's biased media and historians. We have many books available that disprove this and we mention other books that we don't sell, but are available else where. Here I will just briefly show some details that the Klan tried to police the situation and prevent innocent Negroes from being harmed.     The following is taken from, "A Story of the Original Ku Klux Klan" and is available from us for $2.50. It is General Order No. 1, issued by the KKK to warn against unjustified violence against anyone:     "We (the KKK) reiterate that we are for peace, law, and order. No man, white of black, shall be molested for his political sentiments. This Klan is not a political party; it is not a military party; it is a protective organization, an will never use violence except in resisting violence.     Outrages have been perpetrated by irresponsible parties, in the name of the Klan. Should these parties be apprehended they will be dealt with in a manner to insure us future exemption from such imposition. These imposters have in some instances, whipped Negroes. This is wrong! Wrong! It is denounced by this Klan as it must be by all good and humane men.    The Klan now, as in the past is, is prohibited from doing such things. We are striving to protect all good peaceful, well disposed and law abiding men, whether white or black.     The Grand Dragon deems this order due to the public, due to the Klan, and due to those who are misguided and misinformed. We therefore, request that all newspapers who are friendly to law, peace, and public welfare, will publish the same. By order of the Grand Dragon of Realm No. 1. By the Grand Scribe."     So, did the Klan enforce this order? History indicates that it did. The following is taken from, "Invisible Empire", by Stanley Horn:    "The explosion came when a conservative Negro had the temerity to attempt to make a political speech, and the armed League (the Black Union League) members broke up the meeting and marched away firing their guns into the air. That night there was a fatal clash between a parade of the exulting Negroes of the League and an armed party of conservatives, black and white, who attempted to prevent their demonstrating on the public square. When the gunfire subsided and the smoke cleared away one white conservative was dead and six white and seven Negro members of that party were wounded, along with 27 wounded Leaguers.     As a result of this riot, and similar clashes in other parts of the state, fears were expressed that there would be serious trouble on election day, and leaders of both parties worked together to prevent bloodshed. In Memphis, Gen. Forrest (the Grand Wizard, himself) organized a body of volunteer police (the Klan) who co-operated with the city police department on election day to prevent outbreaks; and in the other cities of the state similar efforts were made to insure peace, with the result that the casualties on election day were held to a minimum."        But did the Klan go so far as to execute anyone caught committing an outrage in the name of the KKK? Yes, according to an article in the Jan. 19, 1869 issue of The Memphis Daily Appeal! The following is taken from that article:     The Execution of Bill German in Overton County.        The Union and American of Saturday says: "By a private letter from a trustworthy gentleman residing at Cookville in Putnam County, we give some further information in regard to the recent execution near Livingston, in Overton County, by a body of supposed Ku-Klux, of the young man Wm. German, an account of which we published Thursday morning. "He says that a few days before the execution, German shot and badly wounded, and supposed he had killed, a Negro man living in his neighborhood. The shooting took place in a public road, and the Negro managed to crawl to the house of his employer, where he told who had shot him. The Negro had the character of being a quiet, peaceable man, and as there had been no previous trouble between him and German, it was supposed the crime was perpetrated in pure wantonness.     It is thought that the persons by whom German was killed were members of a secret organization, to which he belonged - but whether Ku-Klux or not, nobody in the neighborhood appears to know. The body of men concerned in the execution numbered about 200, and none of them were identified by citizens who witnessed their appearance and departure. Accounts reported Bill German was found hanged in a nearby barn; a sign posted there declared: Hung for shooting a Negro, Bill Cullum, and violating the laws of Ku Klux."

Manuensis with a side of hot musturd.

I know... is it to camp? Do you think? I'm just to perplexed. Perhaps I'll smoke and think about the diaper of longevity.

Scoundrel, you could have at lisped quoted me.

When I point you'll know because, your brain will be doing pull ups off of my index finger while a yacht toots in approval in the distance, and my forearm is a sweet street sign through your left eye.

You are missing out on a lot. And further more are horibbly closed minded because of your troubled up bringing. Troubled, in the meaning of there not being enough to help your square slice of America, round a bit. WAKE THE FUCK UP.

I really liked this up until its taudry end.

If I hadn't already parodized this, I would. L3 is crapped up. and l7-the end is hard to read without sleeping.

A warm cup of poodles. 10! "Lots of girls think I am |an| excellent listener" Yes, yes, yesssyes. I collect hello kitty.

I once sailed to Catalina with my friend, and the boat started leaking and i screamed like a crooked wristed woman and run amuck in a tiff.

I hope the narrator was doing something productive during his/her sailing time. Not just sailing because he/she is rich. What is the metaphor? Failing relationship?

I'm pro-vacation too. I would like to take this moment to celebrate the end of my 90 day probationary period at my current job. Anyway, you don't need "sort-of" in front of gestation. Interesting piece.

I got the metaphor of the coffee cup candle, but it seemed like a typo of handle at first glance. Good though, I like the language. You could use an apostrophe in "lawn's"- did you mean "lawn's open plain"?

Well, I don't know why you'd have to be doing something "productive" other than sailing, but that aside: There's good stuff here to be chiseled out. Too many modifiers. Why a "dull" permanance? How 'bout a "silent sail"? Lose "caring." Kill the ending. space . . . i believe in . . . jefry with one f, jef-ry

whatttttt the fuckkkkkkkkk

I don't know if it is the topic (your "inspiration" by other poemranker poets) or the style (the dozens), but I don't think this should be your thing.

Yes, I know, how do bald people White Lion fans even grow there hair out like that anymore anyway? Is all of that stringy dry blond hair from the sides of their heads and the backs of their necks? I'd wear a bandanna too. If I looked like that and hailed from Jersey. I skipped the ending, because it sucked like plecostamus.

"And how many times must I wish upon a falling star" and? wheres the beginning? JOE??? cmon man, just look, read that.. doesnt it make you wonder whether its a continuation of some earlier stanzas? the rhyme is forced into a rigid form.. and frankly, the whole damned poem is cliche.. your sentences are undercooked. forget attempting to fix this thing, because your looking at a complete rewrite.. be brave, move the fuck on, and stop saving whatever the hell your writing saying "its not worthy" pfff.. dont become a pussy.

What's to confront?