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Busted - the Human Levy

One world in a trillion Where everything clicked In a Goldilocks zone Where a switch had been flicked Busted Perfection soon rusted When late party crashers Were grab it and smashers For eons they blended Their world complemented Till fresh out of college With abundant knowledge Busted I’ve loved and I have lusted I’ve taken and I’ve given Not much to be forgiven I never drilled for oil But I used a small amount So when the man says dust to dust I hope that doesn’t count Busted Some plastic, some gas and inflammable stuff So, no use in saying it wasn’t me, Guv When I get my call from above I’ve had my heating high And I’ve had my water hot I’ve left the faucet running When I only washed a pot Busted That’s me done and dusted I shall meet my creator Through no incinerator The mess we make as humans Means every man’s on trust For every year that we spend here The more world we can bust Busted I’ll soon be soil encrusted And I’d rather like to know That the cost of me... was low

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Date: 7/26/2021 11:37:00 AM
Naught to worry as we are told, "The wheels of the gods grind slowly but exceedingly fine" so we should all be happy our gods are willing to clean up the mess ....
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Terry Flood
Date: 7/26/2021 2:08:00 PM
I sure hope they’ve got a very big broom. Thanks, Rico. Terry
Date: 7/25/2021 7:36:00 PM
So nicely-composed, Terry. You have painted quite a picture here. I enjoyed reading it. I'm assuming one of these days we'll all be "soil encrusted," and, yep, we'd like the cost to be low.
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Date: 7/26/2021 2:40:00 AM
Thanks, Milt. One of those poems, that I’ve sat on, unsure of its merit. I have just changed the last line from ‘if the cost of me... was low’ to ‘That the cost of me... was low.’ Glad you enjoyed, as, if my brain wasn’t full of wide open spaces, I may never have posted it. Terry

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