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Petition
Petition.
ah! Let us don the garb of pretense
let us be the model before the immoral
lending telegenic faces to the greatest drive
in the name of little intellect in the ready to wear
department of righteous indignation
after a fashion we seek facsimile
there assume nobility in signature
the right to litigate to mitigate
laudanum ad nauseum cum laud
we chose to agree we sign away
first in ink then in four color poster
we frown the public scowl at public atrocities
first in ink then in water, tears come easily
to drown the populist voice
the larger world the lesser cause
private interest popular crusade
larger populus stranger vox populi
out of fashion out of favor
the word outrage becomes new rage
pen in hand the good suffer
this current affliction that pain du jour
another vehicle of fame and fortune
conductors of the vicarious wagon
find in the poet and the politician
the new antagonist of the next plot
to same place
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shad, this one came out of my really heavy period, no silly, my literary phase!
i had returned home to France to write a novel, got caught up doing radio work and a book of poetry. some performing with my musicians and here am i now, isolated in the american midwest...so? yes i should lighten the focus by using commas and line breaks, next? |
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| Arugggggggggh! I am truly jealous LOL! Loved this!!!!!! Wish I could write f/v this well <3 |
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wizzie, so good to see you in my poems, you are a discerning reader.. i'll work on this and other texts next week. taking time to write and revise.
smarticle, welcome to the essence of spontaneous effusions, yes, i will till the soil where it needs to breathe a little, i see what you mean, write us some good words when you feel creative. |
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Comment by: wizzer - 2008-01-22 04:33
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can't even comment still gobsmacked at your flow of perfection...i may not really even understand what you are saying but you do say it SO well
xxx geo
must admit i see it's poetry and i wish for more of your stories though...what is wrong with me? frightened by poetry??? |
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| thanks smart, i will reload and revise..it may need air somewhere in the middle, i fordet to breathe when i rant.. |
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