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Ballad

This is not a real story , just a comment on insane actions we often see in papers these days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It all began for this young man, as fires raged outside, Nineteen sixty one it was and, he was born with pride, Within the gables of that house, The cries of mom and child. For sixteen years she nurtured him, until he ran away, He wandered ‘round for seven years, and then he stopped one day, A voice inside his head told him, This place is where you’ll stay. Voices only come to them as, profits or as fools, For in the heart of everyone, resides some solid rule, But for the sage and profiteer, The voice becomes the tool. The voice inside his head told him, this place is on your charts, No greater man than you began, this message to impart, A fire rages in your soul and, this is where it starts. At twenty three he’s just a boy, the locals might have said, Had they not seen what he had done, and what’s inside his head, The building he burned to the ground, and all inside were dead. Voices only come to them as, profits or as fools, And for this one the voice did come, to torment and to rule, "I command you to do this deed, and lay to waste this school."

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 5/6/2010 5:05:00 AM
Well done enjoyed the story, have yourself a good one,..p..d
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Date: 5/2/2010 9:49:00 AM
Excellent story..love your work..Charma
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Date: 5/1/2010 7:33:00 PM
Very scary indeed. But yes it does happen that way for these criminals. But it's more than that, isn't? It's not just voices, something in these kinds of people's life has somehow twisted their minds. Great write, David! Well done. And thank you for all your nice comments on my poems. For "Predawn of life", A plan in the making, is the Word. :) Best wishes, Caroline.
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Date: 5/1/2010 3:34:00 AM
Interesting thoughts that you have penned in this one..Keep the creative pen flowing..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work..Sara
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Date: 4/30/2010 7:39:00 PM
enjoyed!! sounds like scizophrenia.
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Date: 4/30/2010 7:25:00 PM
With some music and a guitar this would be potent and powerful David... lots of energy into this poem .. thankxxx for the Facebook friends... am still learning the site to reply to those who do the "friend" thing to me... have to be careful ..my "honey" is also on there too...luv.. from the "Sweetheart"
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Date: 4/30/2010 6:24:00 PM
A nice ballad. I enjoyed it
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