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Satire by a beggar

Contributed by Euphoria on Tuesday, 3rd September 2002 @ 06:29:32 AM in AEST
Topic: oops



Waving to each and every passer by,
Perhaps one of them shall hear my cry,
Alms for the poor! and I hold out my hand,
A dirty palm and crooked fingers,
They stare at my face and think;
Hes a senile addict!
A dirty maggot!
Yesthey mock and scorn,
Im an ugly peripheral to their brilliant system,
I live everyday though a storm,
In this congested, industrial forest,
Crinkling currency notes,
Healthy wallets,
Acrid thoughts,
Their little hearts,
For all their compassion,
A prayer for the rich ones,
I sell to them an image of misery,
To shine and show their copious pity,
For after all a beggar isnt always a beggar!
I play no part in your vanity fair,
My soul is as free as the wild sea air,
You live for BMWs, popularity,
Diamond rings and eulogies,
Seminars for the indigent,
And chances to show them off,
And I give them to you,
The moments to show your veritable commiseration,
For after all a beggar isnt always a beggar!
Step up, step down,
Your status in crisis!
And I give you the chance,
To be a king on the throne,
While Im just a full stop at the end of a sentence,
For after all a beggar isnt always a beggar!





Copyright © Euphoria ... [ 2002-09-03 06:29:32]
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Re: Satire by a beggar (User Rating: 1 )
by Phildel on Tuesday, 3rd September 2002 @ 08:19:18 AM AEST
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Hmmm...it's so true, people unaffected by the commercialism and crazy propaganda of society tend to be the most wise...

Thanks for the read,

Phildel


Re: Satire by a beggar (User Rating: 1 )
by Honey56 on Friday, 27th October 2006 @ 08:37:42 PM AEST
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This was a very good read..Excellent!
honey56




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