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gofor42
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since 2000-01-23
Posts 143
Arkansas

0 posted 2001-01-08 02:10 PM


And life hangs by a thread
Or maybe by a fingernail,
As I hang on ever word you say.
You never cared much
For this consumerist society,
You say, as you flick lint
Off the leg of your designer jeans.
What did society ever do for us?
We've given it our all -
Taxes, lives, spare time,
Various pieces of our hearts and souls...
It's time the world
paid us back for all our
Self-induced misery
That we're sure the world is really responsible for.
I need a superhero
To balance out the villan
That stands before me.


"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."
--Kingsley Amis

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pegasus111
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since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa
1 posted 2001-01-08 04:30 PM


I'm not sure society or life owe me anything..this is the hand I've been dealt so, why not make the most of it?..I could expend a great deal of energy clashing with the system..but, to what end?

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost


gofor42
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since 2000-01-23
Posts 143
Arkansas
2 posted 2001-01-08 05:01 PM


A clash with the system brings about change, which is necessary to keep society from becoming stagnant.

"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."
--Kingsley Amis

wordancer
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since 2000-07-30
Posts 809
VA
3 posted 2001-01-10 09:05 PM


I could there be valid points on both side...perhaps I'll just sit on the fence and watch...lol

gofor42, you do have a good interesting way with words...who is this villian that stands before us, perhaps our reflection in the mirror?

Got me thinking now...that is good..



"Come...dance with me, into my world of words."

gofor42
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since 2000-01-23
Posts 143
Arkansas
4 posted 2001-01-11 12:18 PM


I haven't decided yet if the villain is internal or external...could be either, or could be both, depending on the situation.

If I set you thinking, then I've fulfilled my intention.  

"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."
--Kingsley Amis

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