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Outlaw Band of Clatter

The youth have teeth like tigers or tight ropes Abundant mess of forest hair, d u r e s s They charge the strings with their electric hopes And bloody drum with battered sticks possess (Refrain: Tattooed wrinkles in flash pan of gray matter In classic dress, this outlaw band of clatter) (CHORUS OF VOICES: The youth have teeth of forest hair They charge with battered sticks.) The youth have walked in circles, find themselves In p r e e x i s t e n t footprints, m e r r i l y Going round, and flying off crude music shelves And plucking h e a r t s t r i n g s arbitrarily (Refrain: Tattooed wrinkles in flash pan of gray matter In classic dress, this outlaw band of clatter) (CHORUS OF VOICES: Find themselves merrily Going round arbitrarily) B a d a $ $ at one time - a m i l l i o n to one W O N over generous v e n e r a t i o n They wore suits as they melted in the s u n The-sin-of-getting-old g e n e r a t i o n (CHORUS OF VOICES: veneration plucking heartstrings a million to one tattooed wrinkles under duress outlawed by the youth alzheimers parkinsons walkers death beds) They wore suits as they melted in the s u n The-sin-of-getting-old g e n e r a t i o n…. (CHORUS OF VOICES: They wore the sin of getting old)

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Date: 6/16/2025 8:20:00 AM
Your poem takes me round a merrily mulberry bush. Intricate and meaning full. Wonder which "sin" fits me best. No tattoos though, just plain near death.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/16/2025 10:20:00 AM
Thank you, dear one! Hugs
Date: 6/15/2025 5:19:00 PM
You have proven your point, Lady Kim. Today's youth is such a mess, "They charge the strings with their electric hopes And bloody drum with battered sticks possess" as if my day wasn't bad enough, look at everyone now- I stay just aright, lone wolf, lol ....their ages will pass by before they know it, and they will have to face it like the older people they batter
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Paige Hind
Date: 6/16/2025 4:10:00 PM
Ah! I'm sorry! Thanks for explaining. <3
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/16/2025 12:31:00 PM
Even though this refers to the youth, it is talking about the bands back in 60’s and 70’s who now find themselves old. Thank you, Paige!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/16/2025 10:22:00 AM
Even though this refers to the youth, it is talking about the bands back in 60’s and 70’s who now find themselves old. Thank you, Paige!

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