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Just having a little fun before the Patriotless Super Bowl.

What if the earth's not flat just a bit bent
Horizons but the hype of those who fled
Twisted by the weight of our cement
The creeping edge of "mindful" government.
Perhaps the bureaucrats should drop their drawers
And turn the ice cap yellow as it thaws
Mock the crumbling of the Arctic shelf
The house and senate playing with themself.
But then again the status quos a lie
for nothing stays the same, not earth, not sky
The giant redwoods fell and slowly died
Long before the crush of human pride.
And we a mutant curse upon the planet
Sit in broken shale we took for granite.

John G. Lawless
2/2/2020d

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 2/3/2020 4:06:00 AM
What if you had an education? stay away from my page.
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John Lawless
Date: 2/3/2020 9:03:00 AM
What if you had a sense of humor
Date: 2/3/2020 2:13:00 AM
So many good lines in this one John, I was left with a wry smirk after reading it....
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John Lawless
Date: 2/3/2020 9:05:00 AM
Hey Charlie, Just having some fun in and with this uptight PC everything offends someone world

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