Long Put to work Poems

...Then one looked at her sand said, “Let’s have us another ’bout.”
But the man on her horse said, “No, I’m claiming that one now.
In lieu of my share of the gold when all of them...

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I.
When Sullivan ‘Reno’ Richards rode into
the small, northern Utah town of Stillman,
he’d been unemployed going on three months
since he’d left his job as a hired gunhand.

He’d turned in his badge to the agency
when his brother...

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I use to drink to kill the pain, I'd overeat to kill the pain.
But I couldn't explain why I couldn't maintain, outta my mainframe
And I couldn't reboot at the push of a button for nothin'
I...

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Say hello
to your
controversial
global
TERRORIST

I am not
unreasonable,
but
I can
BE

There is one side,
it is my side
so just save time

If you are not working for me
you are all against me
and you will be
replaced

I dont care
what country you are from 
or...

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Box office draw! 
What Louie B. had in mind.
Dollar signs for him and all the others,
but not for you, sweetheart.

After all, music was the ultimate whore!
And for the sake of timing...
the rhythm of your own...

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(Part Two)

Each following generation, almost inevitably, are stuck in the same cycle.
Centuries enslaved, the product of a totalitarian government.
Delivering an impeccable system of social mind control.
succeeding almost flawless in their subliminal and cruel tactics.
Mankind the...

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There are so many memories of Hoosier farm life that I remember,
But one in particular I recall occured each cold and drear November.
Dad would proclaim, "The old boar has reached his maximum weight!"
That meant the...

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This sword
dragging behind

This brave warrior bold
returning from the cold
His story to be told

His enemies slain
on this momentous day
Dead where they lay
Skies weeping,
with cold rain

For,up in the the top trees
among the scree and stone
The dark ones
Venture...

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There's a painted picture of three little girls.
Neither of them had EXPENSIVE little curls.
I noticed a lot compared to my childhood world.
In that picture, I have memories in a thousand words.
Sometimes, I wish the memory...

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Why fear tomorrow? 
Does one not have faith? 
Surely faith and fear can not reside in a common resting place?

One can not barter with the Lord and claim faith, 
or seek counsel with another and...

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Attention is needed, signified by the tune
far but near like the deception of a full moon.

The device is put to work making its functions tropical
little readings and meters, such intelligence is typical.

Units and measurements coming...

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As I work hard in the hot cotton fields all day
I dreadfully think about the long night to come
Since you lost your wife you tell me you're lonely
and sneak me out from my shack to...

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                                 The evil...

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For the usual life to digress-
From the norm to the average.
Standard has to meet it's distress,
Not considering any group or age.

Wonder is unusual to think of,
Living is nothing compulsive,
And the virus palliative isn't thereof
To some,...

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Do you want to join the circus? Yes, my crazy Uncle Jerry  said.
So he was put to work, good thing he skipped school that day, huh?
The next day he was joined by his best...

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If your smile is not a smirk,
It is something you can put to work,
Even on those who shirk.

If your smile is genuine,
In no way canine,
The result will be fine.

If your smile is not crooked,
Others will...

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