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markk
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drowning in yr sleep

Post by markk » April 24th, 2006, 11:08 am

corrupt republican america, you are drowning in yr sleep
racist southern state 1950s amnesia, you are drowning in yr sleep
corporate whores on wall street flush with cash, drowning in yr sleep
stupidity of television, dumb drunk on blue vapor, drowning in yr sleep
american idol mesmerized no talent no luck drowning in yr sleep
suitcase airplane visigoth nightmare, you are drowning in yr sleep
children of the religious right, damned, drowning in yr parent’s sleep
oatmeal for brains, jello for a frontal lobe, you are drowning in yr sleep
terrified of terrorist bombs tied onto nuclear neckties, drowning in sour sleep
buzzard breath & crows feet for dinner, toothless, you are drowning in yr sleep
oil company extortionist, horned & heavy, you are drowning in yr sleep
dad with a new station wagon, $24,000 on sale, you are drowning in yr sleep
microwave dinner on a trash can lid, hungry, you are drowning in yr sleep
pulling weeds in yr damp lawn, midnight in the suburbs, drowning in yr sleep
trans fats & refined sugar, propylene glycol ingredients, drowning in yr sleep
you scream for me to buy aluminum siding, you are drowning in yr sleep
you, with yr nra membership & a pink bazooka, you are drowning in yr sleep
wake up in the morning, don’t bother to think, you are drowning in yr sleep
fast food lunch hour coffee & candy bar villain, you are drowning in yr sleep
passive kicks lottery number junkie, you are drowning in yr sleep
unfocused, turpentine six pack thirsty, you are drowning in yr sleep
pornographic love life $29 orgasm, you are drowning in yr sleep
gas guzzle concubine traitor of fate, you are drowning in yr sleep,
ruthless turnbuckle kickback dollar bribe, you are drowning in yr sleep
pharmaceutical pill popping chemistry, you are drowning in yr sleep
conspiracy theory new world order fish fuck, you are drowning in yr sleep
yellow tooth federal reserve phony economy. you are drowning in yr sleep
coupon clipping fact check loose cannon, you are drowning in yr sleep
battery operated killer bees on crack, you are drowning in yr sleep
bechtel & haliburton merciless baby killers, you are drowning in yr sleep
flag waving hypocrite cranked on false patriotism, drowning in yr sleep
betrayed & unnoticed vertigo back slapper, you are drowning in yr sleep
mouthless, hear/less, noseless, sightless, you are drowning in yr sleep
volcano of lifeless abandon, you are drowning in yr sleep
perpetual washington d.c. lies & shit shoveling, drowning in deep sleep
vacation in aruba, or bermuda, cruise ship sick, you are drowning in yr sleep
2,000 sq. ft. for $475,000, no back yard, you are drowning in yr sleep
talking head blonde fox news reading karl rove’s recipe, drowning in yr sleep
sucker punch lightning rod oil can dancing you are drowning in yr sleep
yo! rappin’ like a kite, ya’ll take a bite, you are drowning in yr sleep
cell phone takes pictures, long-distance lobotomy, you are drowning in yr sleep
great red rumble of howling hate, drowning in yr dismal sleep
move along, nothing to see here, you are drowning in yr sleep


peace

markk
hello astronaut
no -- im not a firefly
no im not a flying saucer
in the distance
I'm a self contained unit
of consciousness waiting
to be reborn
-- d.a. levy

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Post by mnaz » April 24th, 2006, 1:39 pm

I came to a bright blue planet one day in my warp-2 walkabout from the Teapot System. It was a curious planet, indeed, full of old carburetors, bottomless love, and quantum physics. And it was all for sale....

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Post by mtmynd » April 24th, 2006, 6:06 pm

good reads, markk 'n mark.

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Post by Doreen Peri » April 24th, 2006, 7:36 pm

Hey, Mark! Good to see you here! Welcome!

Love this piece... ya got some hard-hitting lines in here!..

Do you perform this one?

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hello old friends

Post by markk » April 24th, 2006, 10:00 pm

hello doreen. your site has evolved wonderfully. yes, i perform this one live. always ends as peasants with pitchforks line the criminals up against the wall, then i have to launch into my no-death-penalty rant. yeah, fire and brimstone for the working class.

howdy cecil. how is everything in yr world. dug up yr business card a few months ago when i moved offices. hope poetry & artwork & soozen are well?

peace

markk
hello astronaut
no -- im not a firefly
no im not a flying saucer
in the distance
I'm a self contained unit
of consciousness waiting
to be reborn
-- d.a. levy

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