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Hope For Tomorrow

Stuck in a quagmire Bound by a bog Blinded by mist And shrouded by fog I try to move forward But only go down Grasping and groping To find solid ground All of my efforts And all of my pains Only produce More taxable gains Each swing of my hammer Each bead of my sweat Just launches me further And deeper in debt If only just once A buck was a buck And not just a target With me as the duck I might live to flourish Fulfilling my dreams Instead of recurring To shadows and schemes But maybe one day The clouds will all break The sun will shine through And I will awake To stand in the glory That I should have known Could only be found At the side of the throne Rockman :-)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 10/18/2013 12:37:00 AM
Your poetry speaks volumes, Favorite lines "If only just once A buck was a buck And not just a target With me as the duck" Another very well written and thought provoking piece of art.
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Date: 9/19/2013 11:08:00 PM
very thought provoking and deep. powerful and sincere. good job
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Date: 6/16/2013 5:35:00 AM
Rockman -- I do like your work. I think you may have had a hard life and pray you have all you want and deserve my friend.
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Date: 4/26/2013 2:58:00 PM
Ahmen! Loved the flow and how you worded every thing... Quite brilliant.
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Date: 4/24/2013 10:56:00 AM
Vary nice Rockman I can see why my poem might put you off . Thanks for hanging there.
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Date: 4/22/2013 3:45:00 PM
i love the rhythm and flow of this poem - nice job!
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Date: 4/22/2013 2:24:00 AM
your bog imagery works well.... i like the line " ...recurring to shadows and schemes..."
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