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Those and Them

Those, who work this country, ride private planes and limousines or other cars for hire. Them, who make the country work, drive big rigs and pick-up trucks and actually perspire. Those, on their high-cost carbon commutes, make jokes about them. Looking down on flyover country, those ugly jokes are spewed out loud; Complete disdain for the bovine crowd. They, being them, just keep on working and loving to live life. Those, whose schemes victimized them, and caused so much anguish and strife, are amazed that They, being them, Forgave.

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Date: 4/8/2022 5:10:00 PM
Hi Scott. Love the simplicity of your work. I’ve just started submitting. Hope you’ll read my one poem! Arlene
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Date: 4/8/2022 9:31:00 PM
Hello Arlene, Thank you. I did read your poem and liked it very much. The "bee sting" phrase reminded me of a villanelle by Sylvia Plath. It is worth looking up.
Date: 4/8/2022 10:54:00 AM
Different worlds, they do live in. They choose what they want and like but refuse to allow us to choose what we like. They actual think everybody should be like them and worse yet, everybody is like them. The ego has won again. Thanks for sharing your thoughts through poetry, Scott. A poet friend in Texas, Bill
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