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The World's Playground

“The World’s Playground” "Ring around the roses. Ring around the roses". Jack the ripper, he slept with a whore, and became deadly ill Awhile his wife Jill became suicidal dependent on the Prozac pill Mother Goose lost all four of her children it was easy to ignore. She was too busy being a **** star it was hardcore. One had his brains fried. One died from electric shock. One survived to an infant to be killed on the block Last became involved in gambling, a financial debt he can’t pay The mob sent the goose a bleeding red box saying happy birthday. Welcome to our playground. The world is such a joy. Every girl and every boy is a playgirl or playboy. We have candy, video games, lollipop, and teens We have Drugs, sex, alcohol, slaves, and atm machines By raising the right hand shouting upon the witness stand This is zappy land, this is zippy land, this is the zingy land. Sparrow and Fly killed Cock Robin with a ball and chain In a black pond the fish devoured the bird’s brains Old Grandma once had delicious pie the night when Crow Man came. She then had two children who took her life’s blame. Hansel became a business man who took people’s homes. Baba Yaga pimped Gretel on the streets of Rome. Hansel lost his control. He cooked his old hag. Gretel was cut opened killed by a douchbag. “Girls and boys, come out to play, The [stars] doth shine as bright as day;” Leave your families, don’t be discreet, “And come with your [fellows] into the street.” Little children holding hands, "ring around the rosy". Children dancing gleefully "with pockets full of posies". Happily they burn the days away. "Ashes, ashes". Going through life, "we all fall down". Welcome to our playground. The world is such a joy. Every girl and every boy is a playgirl or playboy. We have candy, video games, lollipop, and teens We have Drugs, sex, alcohol, slaves and atm machines This is happy land, this is happy land, this is happy land. Welcome to our playground. The world is such a joy. Every girl and every boy is a Playgirl or playboy. We have candy, video games, lollipop, and teens We have Drugs, sex, alcohol, slaves, and atm machines This is happy land, this is happy land, this is happy land. This is the place to be. "Ashes. Ashes. We all fall down".

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 6/12/2016 11:08:00 PM
G Jay, this is a good first poem. linda
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G. Jay
Date: 8/11/2016 8:43:00 PM
thank you Linda. I'm glad you like it
Date: 6/8/2016 12:32:00 PM
- Poetry: Music in words .... rhythmic expression of emotion, like the nectar of the bee, you are sharing here with us G. Jay :) - Welcome to Poetry Soup :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 8/11/2016 8:44:00 PM
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Date: 6/5/2016 10:24:00 PM
g.JAY,, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :) Drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs **YNR - SKAT**
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G. Jay
Date: 8/11/2016 8:41:00 PM
thank you for being the first person to welcome me, and also, taking the time to read some of my words.

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