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There's No Place

there’s no place like home; really, I mean it: there’s no place, face, or orbit the earth space… like home; and there’s no place like your couch, and your widescreen TV; with it’s clouded, cultured dreams and potted dramas without an end; there’s no place like home; when your away in the soft white sand; swimming with guides and friendship (for hire) And a man comes in; It’s OK… he’s delivering the mail¸ and his wry Baptist smile says, “cool, your home, you work from here?” he means your couch, “yes I do”, I say, and with a face like a cooked fish,he leaves hurt and seething, with a gladiator’s, gnashing, grinding, worn out teeth; and there’s no place like home; your fridge and flies and dripping rafter-roof; and it’s fine; it’s just fine.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 4/12/2015 1:11:00 PM
Whatever the place may be, there's no place like home. Silence is the best policy where no chaos arise. Nice poem read from you. Loved always,my lovely friend,bl
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Date: 2/23/2015 1:59:00 AM
Atmospheric, Pete...very atmospheric! Nicely done!! :) john.
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Date: 2/22/2015 6:58:00 PM
Lol, Yes!!!
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