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Plight of an Escaped Slave

Congratulations, you escaped. Don’t expect the other slaves to be happy for you.

The Kid I Used to Be
Sometimes I think about the kid I used to be Sitting in his room on Sequoia Crest Reading surf and skate magazines Listening to Nirvana and Pearl Jam And thinking about what He wanted to be when he grew up He wanted to be like The people he was reading about In the...
How To Beat The System

The only way to beat the system is to discover the things you love doing and do them like your life depends on it.

Getting Back Up

Getting Back Up

High hopes and good intentions As if those were ever enough Something more must be necessary But only God knows what Hard work, dedication, commitment Those are all necessary too But there's something else Maybe it's luck Or maybe it's fate or karma Some special...

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I Am Your Money

I Am Your Money

I am a rich man's dream And a poor man's prison People lie, cheat, steal and kill for me It's hard to say Whether I am the cause Or the solution To all of life's problems People can't get enough of me No matter how much they have Like an addiction But it's not called...

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The Eyes and the Heart

The Eyes and the Heart

The eyes wander But the heart stays The eyes are like children Running this way and that But the heart is like a wise old man Who always knows exactly where he belongs And is never in a hurry The eyes are easily distracted But the heart remains undisturbed The eyes...

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Thank You

Thank You

Thank you For doing the right thing Even though no one saw And probably never will Thank you For being kind to others Even on the hard days Especially on the hard days Thank you For picking up trash At the beach And protecting the environment Thank you For tipping...

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An Underwater Mansion

An Underwater Mansion

The titanic vessel lurches and lists All aboard know Something has gone horribly wrong The captain is mad And has been mad Since long before they left port There's a mutiny on the deck And no one can agree How to right the ship The captain deploys loyalist thugs To...

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Obama Poem

Obama Poem

I saw a photo of Obama the other day with a caption that said, "Describe him in one word."  The first word that came to mind was "hero."  But then several other words came to mind as well, so I wrote them down.  This poem is called Obama. Hero Pioneer Father Husband...

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