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Modern Priorities

When the internet goes down, When you have no good shoes to wear, When the only thing in the cupboard is bread and jam, My friend, you shouldn’t care When your friends no longer see you, When you cannot buy a beer When you pay your tax return Things aren’t so bad here When you see the ASBO adults When the branch is shutting down When love becomes a story Then begin to frown When the government goes down, When you have no clothes to wear When the only choice is food or power Then my friend I care

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 12/1/2012 7:07:00 PM
Love it Love it Love it!!! I can so relate
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Date: 11/29/2012 3:46:00 PM
Too many people in this place food, healthcare taxes...something has to give? Light & Love
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Date: 11/27/2012 9:43:00 PM
Rory Clark, congratulations with your featured poem of the week. Keep the good verses coming... take care & good night :-) PD
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Date: 11/26/2012 9:23:00 PM
enjoyable read,keeps it in perspective.Well done
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Date: 11/8/2012 7:56:00 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Rory. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol
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Rory Clark
Date: 11/8/2012 12:46:00 PM
Thank you Carol I can already see there are some great poets on here I am looking forward to being part of this community and hopefully entertaining people with my work. Rory

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