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majnu

Senior Member

since 2002-10-13

Posts 1088
SF Bay Area

0 posted 2003-04-03 11:44 PM

Missing the Boat

  I missed the boat along with Lido;
  Having scored burritos during a riot,
  We headed North - towards Campus.
  They killed the "God bless you" man,
  Some bastard shot him - hopefully -
  Better than a man like that bleeding out.
  One of 'em always is rubbing his hands,
  Even during summer he does it -
  Could he be trying to store the heat for winter,
  Or does the humiliation still get to him?
  The latter would truly show character;
  He also says "god bless" to people -
  It has - but mostly when they give.
  It hurts me to see him, to walk by,
  I would not begrudge him his spot,
  It's just that my food doesn't
  Taste as good, or my bed feel
  As soft as it did before
  I missed the boat along with Lido;
  If that was the price -
  I am glad to have paid it.

-majnu
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Timid thoughts be not afraid. I am a Poet.

[This message has been edited by majnu (04-04-2003 11:10 AM).]

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2003-04-04 06:54 AM

Majnu...an interesting read - intense, I'm a little confused in places, but I'll come back to read again. A couple of typos, maybe, that need to be fixed, because I had to stop and think "he didn't mean that"...but if I'm wrong on that, tell me.

I'll be back to check in on this one...

Thanks for sharing...

majnu

Senior Member

since 2002-10-13

Posts 1088
SF Bay Area

2 posted 2003-04-04 11:12 AM

many thanks sunshine, both for the read, and for catching my typos

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-majnu
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Timid thoughts be not afraid. I am a Poet.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2003-04-04 05:03 PM

Reminded me of my late night walk in Waikiki two nights ago. As I stepped into an ABC store to buy bottled water there was a wino in line in front of me...the clerk had to go and get the manager who came promptly and told him that he had already drank to much that night so he couldn't buy that bottle of wine in his hand..the wino said God bless and left...James

majnu

Senior Member

since 2002-10-13

Posts 1088
SF Bay Area

4 posted 2003-04-04 06:05 PM

its hillarious i know - they say god bless us, we who arleady are blessed.

-majnu
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Timid thoughts be not afraid. I am a Poet.

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