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TinaTrivett
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since 2006-07-15
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0 posted 2007-10-03 11:14 AM


I didn't think this was quite finished when I wrote it...so I finished it.  
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When it all came crashing down
Dust storms were pushing me back East
Heavy dark clouds have been hovering
Like being at the bottom of a black pond
Mister can you spare a dime?

A hot meal is mothers milk
Manna comes with many faces
A squeaky screen door or
A boxcar full of toothless grins
Mister can you spare a dime?

The provider can't provide
But not for lack of trying
Soles wore thin and made of cardboard
Heart wore thin and made of lead
Mister can you spare a dime?

A lover waits through old lace curtains
A Father lies beneath the ground
Old church hymnal is barely breathing
Growling and gnarling sound from within
Mister can you spare a dime?

Hands calloused and legs numb
A thousand miles and a thousand lifetimes ago
I walk in the valley of death
Pride is but a memory
Mister can you spare a dime?



There is no decent place to stand in a massacre...but if a woman takes your hand, then go and stand with her.

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PoppaLoco
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since 2007-09-23
Posts 83
EU, NL, Limburg
1 posted 2007-10-03 12:11 PM


"Pride is but a memory"

Very touching, thank you, a lovely clear portrait!
Pops

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