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Elinki
Chris McGuffin
United States, Colorado, Arvada

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Monkey Confused

On a street corner in an unknown town
A homless man sits down
Losing himself in reminiscence's of better days
While drowning the now in a bottle of bourbon
With money from begin' a corner down.
Now fighting for consciousness
So as to live in the backwater
Of memories in his hometown;
Musings of the past
And Remembering his last conceptual laugh.

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Fouchega Comment by: Fouchega - 2006-05-13 12:35
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"So to live in the backwater
of memories in his hometown;
Musings of the past
And remembering his last conceptual laugh."

Loved these last four lines especially. A very poignant poem, nice.
lofty Comment by: lofty - 2006-05-12 15:46
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another cracker...top notch.
suleem Comment by: suleem - 2006-05-12 08:06
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So visual. Great read, I could see him. sad I have seen this to many times and known them too. The city is a big place for little people to hide their sorrows, where nobody cares.
Jamilah Comment by: Jamilah - 2006-05-12 00:27
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I know you mentioned this poem in a forum topic. I'm glad I found it.
I like this. I especially like "losing (not loosing) himself in reminiscences of better day." These days they say that some people are just one or two paychecks away from homelessness. I've seen it. Most of all, I like your last line.
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