Long Save up Poems

(A somnambulistic drama in four acts)

Actors:

Jean-Paul Marat; 
Charles Barbarou;
Charlotte Corday;
1st Philosopher;
2nd Philosopher;
The Commentator’s Voice.

Act 1. A tavern. Two philosopher sit at the table; 
Marat sits at the other, some distance away.

1st Philosopher 

…or even worse:...

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I’d never been outside Victoria except once on the Murray,
where we fished for near a week only giving carp some curry,
but of course that was my highlight going on that camping trip.
I talked so much...

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Because he knows that despite the fact he’s a decent man
There’s no other way to sort this out 
When even the police too are scared to arrest 
Or think it’s pointless 
In case they too...

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“need to lose a few lbs. before
summer.  need to lose a few lbs. 
before summer so i can get that 
tat i saw in the ink shop yesterday
(twas so very pretty).  got to...

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Jack and Oliver were identical twins,
born way out there in Nebraska’s Sand Hills,
from the beginning everybody said Jack
was possessed of a remarkable will.

They said his small town would not contain him,
the country life was too...

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He worked at the local newspaper office.
I worked for his employer’s wife as a mother’s helper.
He had served his apprenticeship 
and was now a full fledged printer 
earning a magnificent sum of eight dollars a...

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Living in a house divided, too much to endure
Save up all your tears, you’ll soon be on your own
Love and understanding, how should I ask for more
I know sooner or later, we all sleep alone

Save...

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please Lord, wait for me
i know i am not ready
for Your face i would like to see
i am in no way steady
as i need only You to be free
remember Saviour when she
anointed You as she...

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I know I have been on repeat for 15 years
 I lost all my originality when I was sick and stolen from
  My guess is it poured out along with my soul and fears...

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Ever since I can remember
it was love at first sight
I'd put pinup on my bedroom wall
and dream about them every night.

I'd draw pictures in my school books
and drooled when I saw one on TV
They looked...

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My dearest, sweet Daddy
I wish Australia wasn't so far away!
I can't just "pop over" to say hello
England is on the other side of the world
For one thing there's the cost
If the subject of money wasn't...

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add inflation & unemployment stats,
(its highest level in 28 years)
an absence of universal healthcare,
(its highest level in 28 years)
foreclosures, lost pensions, dead 401K’s, etc.
(its highest level in 28 years)
&
(its highest level in 28 years)
you get...

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I only got one pair of shirt
And this old jeans I got on
And I don’t have that much money
I lost my job and my saving is gone

I don’t have a big mansion
High up on a...

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Breaking news 
the land of the free is now broken 
Our Divided States of America
is turning third-world 
Who let the government 
place their destructive hands 
over my fragile uterus 
The ones who preach
Love thy neighbor...

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It had been six lonely months
Since the love of his life had passed
His heart lay in solace
His mind had lots of regrets
What could he had done different
Did he tell her "I love you" enough
Maybe she...

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Time is of the essence
In the time we have to share
Tomorrow's not a given
Yesterday's no longer here

So live life to the fullest
Love and laugh and sing
Stop dreaming of your wishes
And live out every dream

Forget about...

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there are many times when i find myself

barefoot in my backyard walking through

the grass with no shoes on

and i can smell the neighbors burning

their morning waffles into hard pieces of rock

because their waffle maker has...

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Heyyy friend, since we always UP to something, I wanna give a tribute to the word UP, because everyday of our life we do something meaningful with the word up.
So with that being said, I...

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I’ve made a resolution to begin a
new tradition. Maybe something
along the lines of working out at
the gym, for once I’d be in shape
and slim. Oh, to be a muscle girl
able to run a mile without...

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Once upon a time someone without a clue,
I don't know who,
Don't think it was you,
Came up with an idea out of the blue.

A degree for everyone was the cry,
So, they can have a better view...

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In a course changing wind
we were swept on a breeze
to the little blue house
neath the white almond trees.
Deciding to settle
the first time we looked,
a country lifestyle
had us totally hooked.

We gave up our dreams
through the decade...

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Oh pretty , pretty please 

Show and tell me where

The Lighthouse on the Rock is hidden

Human torch is still glowing and 
being held under dueress

So I can save up all my pennies pocket 
money and...

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To speak for those, who no longer have a voice,
were I to get it wrong, would they really have a choice?

No.., they didn't choose me as spokesperson, why would they?
I am not clairvoyant.
But they haunt...

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I wish I’d had the courage to ask you
why you treated me so differently to my sibling

You gave her private education at Norland  -
yet I did the same course but at the local technical...

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I’d save up all of my extra pennies in a shoebox beneath my bed,
And each night before I went to sleep I’d spend them in my head.

Sometimes I’d spend the whole darned stash on something...

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