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Wednesday
May072008
Drowning
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 06:39PM
3WW - Cautious, Human, Maybe
Here is another short one-- I haven't had much time these days.
Here is another short one-- I haven't had much time these days.
There are 21st century pirates all around.
They pillage and plunder in tweed blazers, wall street journals and Gucci wallets.
Their teeth aren't capped with gold,
but bleached to the whitest picket fence.
Aggressive mortgage brokers is what they're called,
and you must be cautious of the bag of loot that they haul.
Sooner or later they'll make you walk the plank,
The American Dream
It is the most delicious scheme a house with a gym.
They make you believe that its a healthy risk
maybe you'll sink, maybe you'll swim.
Now there is no more cheap gas
The price of food goes up and
The low ceiling is most certainly made of glass
The haves are all the crewman
Everyone seems justified in treating you as less than human.
Reader Comments (8)
What a cutting snapshot of what our society has become. Raw truth!
Great posting!
Gemma
Great, wonderful. Real. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow, harsh reality that one.
Great! I like short posts that have something to say. The image of the bleached teeth is great, especially as you compared them to gold-capped teeth of pirates! A witty line.
this is amazing, im always so impressed with your writing, but I feel like after so many years i should be used to great things from you.
xoxo
we could have done something about the price of oil 30 years ago but...very beautifully portrayed
I liked the pirate analogy woven thru the entire piece.
Social comment of the highest order, all wrapped up in a lovely poem.