Sense

4/27/17

Whether in the North, East, South, or West
On any side of the fence
Things can go from calm to intense
Near and far from incense
On a planet that is immense
Better always use common sense
While events continue to commence
Before and after the sun sets
It just may manifest

Realize next
That steps
Going towards the right or left
Just may lead to success
Or quite the mess
 And failure at your own expense
Because all actions have consequence
With similar or different causes and effects


As light rays reflect
In and out of areas with low to high temps
Among colossal objects and mere specks
Above and within the depths
Close and beyond forests considered dense

Things used to try and eliminate pests
Non-toxic or harmful to pets

A hidden cache found filled with bayonets
Cartons of cigarettes
Piles of fishing nets
Old and new cassettes
Dressings mostly caesar, blue cheese and vinaigrettes
As well as cans of soup with letters of the alphabet
Underneath a trapdoor was a chest
Full of things one could not expect
More or less

Near some food that was rotting or still fresh
Had to hold your breath
Because of the stench

Let me sketch
You a picture so you can understand how it went
Down in the trench
With a wrench
And rope of hemp
People were fighting each other to the death
Or sitting on a bench
Had to always do my best
And put forth one hundred percent
Effort with my blood and sweat
In order to one up any threat
Coming at my neck
Or aiming towards the heart inside my chest

By: Dalton Ogletree

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