Snake Oil Poems - Poems about Snake Oil

It was about seven in the morn as the sun was starting to rise Unbeknown to the folks of Milton Creek they were in for a surprise Outside the saloon wagons were unloading, before noondays heat Rumour had it that it had been bought by a lady from back east. Later that morning the street got busy folks came...

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The Duke and the Dauphin two snake-oil salesmen in 'Huck Finn' chased by folks brandishing paddles with nails ridden plum out of the county on a rail... Joseph R. Biden and Donald J. Trump peddling their rancid cologne to the masses ...

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cosmeceutical hawkers put on new faces… costly old potions...

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Carson Elkund moved slowly through the town, his eyes darted about, looking around, looking for trouble he knew was out there, he was wanted by many, and moved with care. He had bounties aplenty on his head, the papers claimed he left many men dead, Carson would bristle when he read their words, anyone he’d killed got what they deserved! Worst still, the...

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In a covered wagon he travelled west For every ailment he had a cure His miracle oil he claimed was the best People he conned were the sick and the poor. In remote towns he would set up his scam Helped by two' friends' in the crowd for his trick Who' volunteered' but were part of the sham Arthur the...

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Brexit Sonnet No. 29 ‘Snake Oil’ The tumbleweed rolls with silence across our set, Saloon doors swing to access boarded walk, As gunslingers stride their silent deadly threat, And graveyard stones of next to greet do talk. The Sheriff’s jail is filled with drunks and bums. Saloon plays not its upright western tune, While honest folk await to see what...

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SNAKE OIL SUNRISE coiled lies an oily snake circling the rim of the cup eschewing the softness of milk the sweetness of sugar. A black hole – waiting – beckoning the bleary-eyed robot leaving a scent trail harsh, uncivilized, unadulterated, psyche popping caffeine. 11/30/2016 submitted to WAKE UP WITH COFFEE OR TEA CONTEST – Poetry Contest...

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I heard all the anecdotes on antidotes but I wanted my therapy done chemically so much that, in an approximation of intoxication my judgments blurred uncertainties with a whispered ‘allegedly’ spectacular vernacular, jailed - minus crime or credibility capital cliches of an amateur poet, inevitably a teenagers growing phases annotated in the vaguest of chosen but stolen phrases regurgitated words and...

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Snake Oil Free Speech by Odin Roark Listen close Here’s what’s going to happen This is where the rubber leaves the road The father gripping the wheel The mother with Coleman cooler at her feet Beach towels and blankets on her lap Clueless children in the back seat Smart-phone-games dumbing down consciousness You’ll be cruising...

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Present-Day Snake Oil Salesmen By Elton Camp In the past, hucksters came, patent medicine to sell “It will cure all human ills,” is what they would yell “While supplies last, only a dollar a bottle,” the call “It’ll cure cancer, rheumatism, dropsy—one and all.” Now all kinds of quack remedies we can easily get They are brought into our homes through...

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"Let's spread the word of the Lord!" they exclaimed "Knocking on doors - surely none could be blamed!" It's simply a matter of time Up the walls we will climb Our inevitable ire will thus be inflamed...

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Inability never stopped him It made the journey interesting Stupidity never slowed him How could he know failure? Time never stopped him, he simply multiplied Salt water never stopped him he left it Hunger hasn’t stopped him he’s devouring the earth Who is this destroyer of Eden This watery chemical force Is there a cure? YES somewhere in this exploding horde...

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