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Elvis Is Dead

I don’t believe that Elvis is dead Men never walked on the moon WWWF was real Those big sweaty men Were kicking each others Asses Have a piece of birthday cake You’ll never be this old again Black and white TV No fans no AC Come on Ma Can’t you see? Take out the trash With the TV Roast is burnt And where is Dad He died in 63 Baby Jesus loves us so The Buddha was a priest Time goes by and then It stops Forging new memories

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Kathryn Collins

Date: 8/5/2013 7:50:00 AM

Sad tales you write. The futility of life is rampant here. Forging new memories wraps things up very nicely. love Kathy Any relation to Joyce Kilmer? You are more like Alan Seeger.

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/5/2013 8:46:00 AM

Well my father claims we are related but I never did the math so to speak. I will have to check out Alan Seeger. thanks again for taking the time to comment. Kilmer

Karen Anglesey

Date: 8/3/2013 1:04:00 PM

Ah yes. ...our quality of living occurs in the mind... When it crumbles into fragments I hope there are remnants of good experiences . This has lovely, thoughtful perspective :)

Richard Ferry

Date: 8/2/2013 5:18:00 PM

Interesting write..I wish time did stop..We would all have more

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/3/2013 2:06:00 AM

there are ways to make it stop. Meditate. Loss yourself in a song, run so hard till you can't anymore.... Kilimer

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 8/2/2013 4:04:00 PM

Those last three lines are powerful. Elvis isn't dead. He is very much alive in many people's minds and hearts. Just like any other memory. I like the style of this poem. Has a touch of the past. Very nice and I enjoyed reading it! Always, Laura

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/2/2013 5:27:00 PM

I wrote this about my grandmother who is not mentally all here, but she is there. And maybe there is better than here. :0) Kilmer