Living On Poetry

I live on poetry
Instead of money
Means and ends reversed
To alter the curse

Lifeblood runs thick
As stoic veins bleat out
Their passionate terrain

I will die knowing
What life means
So while money hawks circle
Chasing beer and dreams
I will float along
Making food out of song
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Cheesman Avatar
May 26, 2012 at 1:47 AM
Love this poem - wow! Thank you - Shaz
Madonsela Avatar
May 24, 2012 at 12:34 PM
a poem to be apluaded , cool poem justin. I actuatly am adding this to my fav poems. Ronny.
D. Avatar
May 24, 2012 at 10:25 AM
cool poem
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