Month: January 2020

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Whitewashed Tower

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You live in your tower And earn your keep While we toil beneath you Waiting for sleep We knew you in old times When teeth were still white You told us to work for An end to the night You left us  to slave here You left us behind You left us no warning You left us so blind You said you would help us You said that you cared You throw us a bone some And laugh when we’re scared We miss you we see you Up there all shining We love you we need you You have us … Continue reading Whitewashed Tower

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an 80s poem for my brother

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Once in a Lifetime By Shalay for Russ When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderfulA miracle, oh it was beautiful, magicalWe were moving in stereoWe were the pirate twins But then I was stunned and amazedMy childhood memoriesSlowly swirled pastLike the wind through the trees I had to watch what I say or they’ll be calling me a radicalLiberal, oh fanatical, criminal I ran Didn’t think I needed anything at all which of us is another brick in the wall? Hey you, out there in the coldGetting lonely, getting oldCan you feel me? You might think … Continue reading an 80s poem for my brother