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The Haiku Corral - Part 1

Haiku Alley five and dime jes' lookin' aroun' give me dime give me five and I'll give ya' dime to take yo' time that's givin' ya' zen in change there ain't no rhyme in the zen of five and dime and time lives only in the jail of yo' darkest dreams beyond the dark, beyond the light lookin' aroun' five and dime give me five and I'll take yo' time that's zen in change stick some pins in your voodoo doll hurtin' so good servin' a sentence of five and dime lost in the bliss of time unknown lost between the bars of your liquid voodoo jail of stinking five and dime coolin' the demons dime and five give me dime and I'll give you five to take your time that's voodoo zen in change lookin' aroun' rollin' ovah an' posing dead playin' live 'cause there's everythin' for your virgin hootenanny voodoo doll to feel not much to see in the haiku alley behind your jail jes' the parkin' lot of prayer and down on yo' knees screamin' for somethin' don't know what maybe a piece from yo' virgin voodoo doll without them pins but alive with the pain of not dyin' before its dime to give the reaper five lookin' aroun' lookin' aroun' rollin' ovah rollin' ovah ovah' bein' hea' (here) five and dime dime and five give me dime give me five and I'll take yo' dime give ya' time... ... that's givin' ya' voodoo change in zen!

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