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Dirty Hand
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Dirty Hand |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas 
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My hand was very dirty So at the sink Soap and hot water I scrubbed and scrubbed But still it was not clean With Comet and a scouring pad And steaming, scalding water I stood there at the sink And scrubbed and scrubbed But still it was not clean So I went down to the workshop And found my rasp and file Then back up to the sink Where I scrubbed and scrubbed But still it was not clean So I found some coarse sandpaper And a bottle of lye Then back up to the sink Where I scrubbed and scrubbed But still it was not clean Now using a cheesegrater And the water's turning pink See? I told you it'd come off Still I scrubbed and scrubbed Almost, but not quite clean Well, now my hand is just a nub And, yeah, there's a little pain You probably think that I'm insane But I've really gotta tell ya I've never felt so clean! Alicat As I sit here dimly thinking Watching modem lights a-blinking Churning out poetic hash. Lord, in all Your piety, Help me keep my sanity: Please d |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
Alicat....LOL....Looking down at my own hands, still have traces of grease and dirt from the garage where I "work" on them even though I have scrubbed with slimey stuff, soap, baby oil, and water. REally enjoyed this poem, but I would rather have my hands dirty and than not have them at all. "Beyond all this good is the terror,The grip of a mercenary hand,When savagery turns all good reason, There's no turning back, no last stand,"I.Curtis |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
now that was something special done to clean the hand... be careful what all you do to your hands for we need them to write/type such nice poems... regards, sudhir P.S. for somethings to be cleaned soap/detergent never do the trick... maybe a pure thought could help...  |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
LOL Ali! A cheesegrater? At least you're inventive! LOL Now you don't have to worry bout gettin em clean anymore  |
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