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Caliban
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since 2008-04-23

Posts 57

0 posted 2008-04-25 09:53 PM

Some People
An Exercise in Cynicism

Some people wanna watch the world burn,
And some people don’t

Some people will dance in the ashes,
And some people won’t

Some people could grind it all to dust,
And some people wouldn’t

Some people would sweep it away,
And some people couldn’t

Some people hate the world; and everything in it,
And some people don’t

Some people wanna destroy it all,
And some people won’t…

Who’s winning?

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1 posted 2008-04-25 09:59 PM

Caliban,

This is a cute little number. They both are. It's a draw.

I really like this.

Bobby

Caliban
Member

since 2008-04-23

Posts 57

2 posted 2008-04-25 10:05 PM

Thanks Bobby,

This was inspired by a friends poem about (oddly enough) the uses babies are put to, which was in turn inspired by an essay by Jonathan Swift. So i guess he gets credit for it. Glad you liked it

Muna seasaimid le ceartas, ní sheasfaidh ceartas linn - Francis Bacon

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
Member Ascendant

since 2000-01-29

Posts 5689
Sydney, Australia

3 posted 2008-04-25 10:05 PM

great thoughts here Alex.. well done... love RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

Caliban
Member

since 2008-04-23

Posts 57

4 posted 2008-04-25 11:11 PM

Thanks RDB

Muna seasaimid le ceartas, ní sheasfaidh ceartas linn - Francis Bacon

Artic Wind
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

5 posted 2008-04-26 08:53 AM

I liked it!!

ARCTIC WIND

Seoulair
Senior Member

since 2008-03-27

Posts 807
Seoul S.Korea

6 posted 2008-04-26 01:00 PM

Good. Good. enjoyed the read.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

7 posted 2008-04-26 02:09 PM

What kinda people are you? ~ I can wager an educated guess!

Very negative people seldom see beyond their darkness.

I do believe the "ayes" have it! ~ and hopefully the Light in this world will obliterate all the evil and Darkness. But then again, that sounds more like Heaven than down here on planet Earth! lol

Intriguing write!

Love & Light,
EA

simon
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since 2008-01-14

Posts 440
London, England

8 posted 2008-04-26 02:52 PM

Really enjoyed this...

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

9 posted 2008-04-26 05:13 PM

I kind of look at it like those big scales. Each has a plate and they have to balance to get the correct weight. I think sometimes one side tips the other, but we still strive to balance the two.

Good poem. I like it.

Alison

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