TALES FROM DUBYAVILLE

09 Aug 2009

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Tales from Dubyaville * The shame of a nation A failed republic One tent On which it stands One campfire Where we cook our food One jug of water We share for a bath We walk 3 miles Just to brush our teeth With liberty for all from cutting grass noelectric billnow it's non-existent I can't believe this is really happening there's no newsof this on CNN only real news comes from the BBC where the airwaves aren't stifled by corporate greed We have justice now and release fromtyranny since forced to live way within our means It could happen to you In the wink of an eye As God is my witness, for his grace go I As the bull bites back to the hand that feeds it And the bear goes into a long hibernation As the bourgeois go to sleep and dream And block their minds from such unpleasant things * WordPlaya, August 2009

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I enjoy writing and since rediscovering the power of poetry, it has brought me much joy! My favorite poet is Richard Brautigan, and I am a big fan of freestyle poetry, as I find it less limiting and most creative. I also like spoken word poetry. ...

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