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Cosmic Respect

IT'S SAID A FEW HUNDRED MILLION YEARS AGO I WAS LIVING IN THE SEA I HAD NO LEGS TO WALK I COULDN'T EVEN TALK I WAS JUST A SEA ANEMONE A SINGLE CELLED CRITTER IN THE PRIMAL STEW DIDN'T SEEM TO BE GETTING ANYWHERE BUT THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT IT MADE ME COME UP FOR AIR I MUST HAVE LOST MY TAIL BETWEEN THE SEA AND THE SHORE AND I FINALLY LEARNED TO WALK ERECT I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I'VE COME A LONG WAY TO GET A LITTLE COSMIC RESPECT SOME MIGHT EVEN SAY I AM CIVILIZED BY THE WAY THAT I KNEEL TO PRAY BUT WHAT'S IMAGINATION IF IT ISN'T INSPIRATION IS THAT HOW I GOT HERE TODAY THERE'S A THOUSAND DIFFERENT TALES OF CREATION HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE TO BELIEVE SCIENCE TEACHES EVOLUTION RELIGION TEACHES ADAM AND EVE I DON'T CARE IF THE WORLD IS ON A TURTLE'S BACK OR A SUPER DUDE SAID LET THERE BE LIGHT THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENING, SYNAPS ARE SNAPPING SO I'D LIKE TO GET MY FACTS JUST RIGHT GODS SO PROLIFIC YOU GOT TO BE SPECIFIC WHO'S GONNA HEAR YOU PRAY JESUS OR JUDAH, MOHAMMED OR BUDHA WHO ANSWERS PRAYERS TODAY I DON'T BELIEVE THE BIG BANG THEORY IS HOW I LEARNED TO PROCREATE AND I THINK IT'S KINDA FUNKY IF ADAM WAS A MONKEY OR IT WAS SOMETHING EVE ATE WHILE CHILLING IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN SOME OLD SNAKE SAID STEP INTO THE LIGHT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A LIFE YOU GOTTA BE A WIFE SO HAVE ADAM TAKE A BITE OH WHAT A STINKER, HOOK LINE AND SINKER ADAM REALLY SWALLOWED EVE'S BAIT HOW WAS HE TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS JUST TROLLING PIMPING FOR A SNAKE NOW HE'S GOT HER DEEP INSIDE AND HE CAN'T GET AWAY SHE REELS HIM AND WATCHES HIM PLAY THE BETTER THEY LOOK, THE DEEPER THE HOOK MEN WILL NEVER EVER GET AWAY HAS IT BEEN THAT WAY FOREVER BY A GOD THAT IS SO CLEVER IN A GARDEN'S PERFECT WEATHER IT'S A LOVELY ENDEAVOR I DON'T MIND IF I DON'T GET AWAY BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW TO WHOM I PRAY

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Date: 12/9/2019 8:25:00 AM
Very existential clever, Mr. D. Lines! You got the ink grip gift of gab. Your persuadable view is nebular non-flab. No gaslight talk ... just a bipedal perpendicular walk. Such a cool poem to read this fine, rainy cold morn. An instant PSoup classic. May love light your path in life always. Romantic Warrior
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