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Open Poetry #30

I almost felt I was there

DavePage
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since 2003-12-21

Posts 2917

0 posted 2003-12-29 05:32 PM

Inspired by Tom Traubert's Blues by Tom Waits

I am using someone else's inspiration for this but I almost felt I was there.

My raincoat is soaking wet
The girl wears a flimsy dress
Her light shines to me life
Her light is red
I know there's a bed
A taxi would take me there
I love her to distraction
I squandered my money
How can you lend me a buck
How can I afford her
I go to the hall
And the one arm bandit looks
I put in a dollar
it pays me five dollars
But the chinamen smiles and he knows
I go to the striptease
And offer the girls
The few dollars that I know
I watch them retreat
And swivel the beat
And no waltzing matilda for me

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

1 posted 2003-12-29 05:55 PM

LOL.

DavePage
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since 2003-12-21

Posts 2917

2 posted 2003-12-30 06:26 PM

Thanks.

Honesty matters I suppose.

Dave

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