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Monopoly
Contributed by
invierno
on
Saturday, 26th November 2016 @ 07:23:49 PM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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A mortgage turned over with a lumpy throat
and small stomach of roiling revolution;
envisioned additions subtracted
with oily slick smiles
of the newly minted banker.
Oh, joyful squeals, innocent peals of children
unaware its all too real.
Years bring tears,
staining ink and papers,
the produce of a bankers wiles;
cloaked, soft spoke, via pinstriped smiles.
Childhood gone, mortgaged, chained...
yet the game?,
the same, but for the loser/'/s toothless wrath
reserved for those who know the score,
(money whores)
who still chose a bankers path.
Copyright ©
invierno
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2016-11-26 19:23:49]
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Re: Monopoly
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by Beyfoxman5 on
Saturday, 26th November 2016 @ 09:14:33 PM AEST
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This game always drove me nuts. It/'/s cool did you put it into words.
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Re: Monopoly
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by ingeniusidiot on
Monday, 28th November 2016 @ 05:53:46 AM AEST
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How true this is. We play the game as children thinking it is just that, a game. Then so many years down the road we find out the harsh reality that the game mimics real life in a sense. Great write
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Re: Monopoly
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by ming on
Monday, 28th November 2016 @ 11:56:15 AM AEST
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The juxtaposition of the game & real life knocks this one out of the park. I see a book of poetry in your future. :)
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Re: Monopoly
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by softerware on
Tuesday, 29th November 2016 @ 08:01:58 PM AEST
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The analogy is such fun, and so terribly close to the truth! Such images! oily slick smiles; roiling revolution; toothless wrath; money whores. The suffocating undertow of this piece is that its all too real, and it haunts us throughout the tale.
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Re: Monopoly
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by Puppy_dog_eyes on
Tuesday, 20th December 2016 @ 01:22:33 PM AEST
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Reminds me of long rainy Sunday afternoons, playing the game for hours at a time.
I love the contrast of the innocence of playing as a child, with the reality of growing up and the realisation that a game is not always a game.
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