the hustle and bustle all around
nose in a book
eyes on the prize
head in the clouds
looking for the next big score
stepping on toes
climbing the ladder
the destination is always the top
ever expanding metropolis
concrete jungle
millionaire moguls rule it all
corruption
deception
mass production
monopoly construction
mindless masses controlled by media gods
crowded sidewalks
rushing mobs
always in a hurry
with no place real to go
newspaper bibles
spouting the gospel of commercialism
suits, skirts, soiled rags turned into clothes
self separated
into classes of life
really all the same
though they may never know it
brown stones, brownnosers and yellow bellied grunts
Author notes
i was sitting on my porch last night, looking out into the bay and this is what happened. it's my take on the metropolian socitety of today.
Written August 19th, 2005
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This is a very good take on society becasue people are like this. its all about what we have in life. No one really see the people, and the lives they are passing by (if that makes any sense). Poets like you and me are open and see the emotions of people and see what and who people are, not just a number value, but most people are ruthless and only concerned with themselves nowadays. Great Write. I like the style and everything else about it. Good job.
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wow, that really makes you think, i love how you spaced it like that, it really needs to be read by everyone, mind if i put a link to here on my xanga, and on my biography page?
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it was a very acurate take on reality...i loved how you spaced the words and used a simple, almost skeletal form...it made it all the more real...this is a peice that will make the world think...and maybe even wake them up...great job...i liked it alot
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This reminded me a lot of a policical rap song... Maybe I was thinking of Eminem. Or maybe it was just the rhythm. Whatever it was, it was inspiring. The flow was practically perfect. I always love topics like this, so that made it all the better.
fantastic job, sis!
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You are EXACTLY right!!! Money does rule EVERYTHING and it gets on my nerves..LoL
The country to me seems easier...although I would not know from my own experience.
I went to my Koro's farm, but even that is ruled by money!!! :S
Keep up the good work!!!
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nail on the head.
Hah! Exactly! Few people today have any real integrity. -
And I'd say your take's pretty accurate. Money rules everything, and it's all a fight to get more than the next person. I'm in the city myself, and I admit it. You hit the nail on the head. *sighs* The country was so much easier to handle. -_-
Anywayz. Good work here. Very thought provoking poem. Keep it up!
Blessed Be.
-Ghostly-
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