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We Bend But Never Break

We Bend but Never Break Stand your ground the Monarchs cry defend our power, do not ask why Know we rule by our divine right murder so easily with our might! Bow down to kiss our Godly feet we are the best you will ever meet Know your place and all is fine now pick the grapes, stomp the wine! We stand above the shining light ordering peons to slave and fight Get cracking , do as you are told if lucky, you'll work until very old! the refutation...... Stand there in your deep disgrace vainly thinking to be a better race We searched and found freedom's call you bow or else you will fall! On bended knee beg for our help bark, bark , you surly little welp Learn your place to stay alive tread water or else take a dive! We stand in great defiant cause no longer obey your stupid laws Obey meekly and you just may live that's most you get , more we'll never give! Robert J. Lindley, August 3rd, 1974 Written when I was 21 years old, so full of piss and vinegar! Youth has the advantage of - energy and eagerness....

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Date: 7/21/2014 7:36:00 PM
Robert very well written considering, I really don't think you were on your own at 21, most of us while in our youth went through that stage but I bet none of us could write a poem like that about it, great work my friend. Love to family and take care my friend.........Vera..............
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/21/2014 7:58:00 PM
Thanks Vera. I moved out of my mother's house at 17 years old. Never went back to live there. Finished high school in another state and immediately made my own way in the world 1973 onward. I sure made a lot of relationship mistakes and lived as wild as a lone mustang on open prairie! I know many young people went thru similar but mine was on a new level since I had to go my own way being I refused help offered. Too stubborn and had too much pride. By the way, I married at 18 , divorced 32 months later.. I had wrote much better poems earlier than that one but only have access to a few of them as the others were burned by the ex-wife!
Date: 7/18/2014 2:53:00 AM
That's power of thoughts so well penned Robert! Defying all stupid laws,, I love it//Upma//
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/21/2014 6:17:00 PM
Thanks my good friend..
Date: 7/17/2014 6:40:00 PM
Very powerful my friend...kudos to a younger you
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/17/2014 9:07:00 PM
Thank you Tim. I had some fire in me when so wild and young.

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