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It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

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The blind and the weary, are up from the trenches To climb into chaos, they'll walk across tightropes where no one has noticed the ebb and the sway Now lost in the fury, they are mixed in the slurry where mindless distraction has swallowed the day They scatter their money on things that won't matter Like hunters, they gather, checking their watches Shattering silence with small satisfaction No cause for reflection, and nothing to say Searching for something. At what price the glory While nothing of value, piles high to the rafters Tumbling downward, into cobwebs and corners Cracking the shell of a world that is hollow leaving behind only yokes that are gray ______________________________________________________ For Contest Sponsored By Silent One "A Poem About A Song" Based on the Song: "Mad World" 5/24/17

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Date: 5/31/2017 2:28:00 PM
Your poem highlights the fact of the modern world and how preoccupied we are rushing to and fro, on our cell phones, yet not communicating with those right beside us. It is sad to me that most don't even appreciate that in nature which is free. You have captured that stressful scenario perfectly Carrie. 7 ; )
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Date: 5/25/2017 11:41:00 AM
A wonderful write, I definitely agree. Love, Juli-Michelle
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Date: 5/24/2017 7:50:00 PM
It is indeed a mad mad world. I say it's all for vanity because we take nothing with us when we leave. Love your poem, Mrs Carrie:)
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Date: 5/24/2017 7:48:00 PM
Great ink, Carrie!
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