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Deep Voodoo



trickle down economy
pissing away 
the poor
pissing off
the middle class
as less and less
our paychecks
pay the bills
ironic how 
when I was
still in diapers
the rich got taxed
 a whole lot more
and yet
Prosperity -
along with rock and roll -
was King
Now it’s all about
protecting those
whose money 
no one sees
as it sits
in nice safe havens
Make a war -
no money to 
sustain it
Let the wealth
come 
down
TRICK-TRICK
TRICK ling
down to
you and me
T
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For Brendan J. Simon's 'Societal Discontent' contest

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Phyllis Babcock

Date: 8/28/2013 3:53:00 PM

okay read both on to the next-keeping it short as I have to go babysit again tonight. Will give you an email . love phyl

John Loving Iii

Date: 8/12/2013 10:43:00 PM

You figured it out

Rachel Tate

Date: 8/9/2013 11:34:00 AM

well done. i agree wholeheartedly

Richard D Seal

Date: 8/5/2013 6:37:00 PM

I prefer this version myself petal, it proves to me that poets write better with no restrictions. I used that word crap myself a few days ago when trying to write one where the setter had put a 16 line restriction on lol. happy to see you getting some cumuppence haha. Take care, Richard.

Milton Toran

Date: 7/31/2013 10:01:00 PM

I couldn't have said it better! Nicely written!...Milt

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 7/30/2013 6:46:00 AM

I guess the economic voodoo trickles all the way from a continent to another making it a whole world of tricks..Its a curse we can t get rid of..I read both versions but I love this very much..Trick or treat?: )

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 7/29/2013 11:38:00 AM

Hi Andrea! I read both versions, and hands down, I prefer this one so much better. This flowed so much better, or should i say trickled, allowing you to absorb the wordings better because your other version, the lines in each seemed to terse/abrupt,. I am loving the "TRICKling" part. very clever you highlighting the "trick" part and the formatting adds so much more to it! hugs to you!

Robert Johnson

Date: 7/29/2013 11:25:00 AM

VooDoo economics scares the hell out the poor. They've gotten so they can't afford to just go to the store. Regression is what we all need to rearrange the scale. Life is getting too expensive, even when it's on sale. Peace. :)

Sean L Sanders

Date: 7/28/2013 11:05:00 AM

Nicely done!!!!!

Daver Austin

Date: 7/28/2013 9:39:00 AM

I like this one. To hell with limitations. They make a poem fall short. Love, daver

Manel Gunatillake

Date: 7/28/2013 5:30:00 AM

Economy crisis it says, or is it economy corruption? What ever you have penned an absolute truth. Thank you for your encouraging comments. MY dearest Andrea

Len Gasun

Date: 7/28/2013 12:26:00 AM

An excellent & special kind of free verse poem with its very fantastic form my dear friend. I like it so much & I greatly enjoyed reading it this afternoon. Thank you so much for sharing your precious gems. It relaxes me after a very long weekdays of work. Hope you're doing well and wishing you all the best always! Big hugs and happy happy wkend! love much always, Leonora

Richard Ferry

Date: 7/28/2013 12:00:00 AM

Hocus Pocus That is where the money goes....Good write

Andrea Travis

Date: 7/27/2013 4:55:00 PM

I love this trickling down of verse! I learn so much from great poets such as yourself! Wonderful!

Jack Horne

Date: 7/27/2013 2:29:00 PM

love this, Andrea - I guess the other poem is in 25 lines? Thanks very much - great contest. Congrats on all your wins : )

Poet Tacito

Date: 7/27/2013 10:29:00 AM

I'm not a big politics guy. But, Perot knew his stuff. He was a numbers guy and that's what this country has a real issue with. I enjoyed this read! =)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/27/2013 9:37:00 AM

Strawberry, rasberry and vanilla..Sara

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/27/2013 9:36:00 AM

I guess that you figured how to trickle in 25 lines..Ha!!..I don't know if the yogurt company has removed the bugs from the yogurt or not but they should do that..Someone who is over FDA said that they could make a dye from strawberries, cherries,etc..He did not understand why they did not do that and then it would be healthy..I wrote a poem way back about when anything says all natural flavoring that it very likely is made from Beaver's Anal Gland powder..Feast on that..Inclued is ..Sara

Cherie Thomas

Date: 7/27/2013 8:02:00 AM

Hi Andrea...Awesome I love this....Trick. ling, you got it so right!!! Great write...ty4sharing cherie<3

Russell Sivey

Date: 7/27/2013 6:00:00 AM

Besides the restrictions I love this version so much better! I really enjoyed reading this most wondrous poem this morning! What a delightful and truthful piece Andrea! You have presented what you wanted so much better with this poem, too bad there was those restrictions because I feel this one would win hands down, (though I still think you other restriction followed poem will do very good as well!) Great Work!!