Best Shoulder To The Wheel Poems

Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
At least that's what I hear.
Teach a man to fish and he'll sit in a rowboat
fishing and drinking beer! 

When advised to "fight fire with fire"
please think about it twice.
Remember, firemen fight fire with water
so I...

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It’s the hot north wind in your face
The dust and dirt of the Outback place
It’s the gathering against the fire storm
The larrikin smile that is the norm

It’s knowing that when troubles comes
Everyone’s shoulder to the wheel is how it’s done
For the wide brown land can...

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I walk the streets at night
Alien within
Like a scab that’s fallen
Off my skin
I feel detached

I’ve been here before
So often and never
A bolt that’s just come loose
Walking here forever
Surfaces I scratched

The cold wind
I feel within reminds me
I have known all this
I smell it in the air
The...

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The American Dream

Gettin up each mornin' shoulder to the wheel.
Bangin' on the walls til they are gone.
Eyes on the horison makin' each new deal.
One step back, two steps up,
Always pushin' on.

The American Dream 
Be what ya gotta be.
The American Dream 
Stand on your own two...

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When you look at me what do you see?
A bright future I hope, because I know that’s my destiny.
I don’t want to be afraid of who 







It is my destiny to be all that I can be,
And I shall stand tall with pride and dignity.
The...

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pull out all the stops
keep your shoulder to the wheel
go the extra mile

bust your chops sweat blood
work your fingers to the bone
bend over backwards

go to great lengths put 
your heart and soul into it
and work like a dog

go at it hammer 
and tongs roll up...

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lazy bones, bound in poverty’s grip
in a garden, where hesitation weeds grow~
filled with s t r a n g l e d  d e l i c a c i e s…
      a recipe of wisdom, never tasted
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