Bill Dureen Poems

An omnivore I'll always be
It's much too late to change you see
Love my veggies and my beef
My hunger couldn't find relief
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Some parasites improve our lives
While others do no good
They have their own agendas
As any life form should
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Dagmar works in a museum
A big, old, lonely mausoleum
She has a boy friend
But can't see him, she's lonely
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Fast food girls, they look so cool
One thing for sure, they're no one's fool
They keep their burgers piping hot
Their chunky chili hits the spot
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I can say no to a salesman
Trying to sell what I don't need
I can say no to a preacher
Trying to force me to believe
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Winter
The gray soldier
Assaulting us with bayonets of cold wind
Showing us the full force of his temperament
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Let me paint you a picture
Let me draw you a sketch
Of a man to whom a bottle is a crutch
He drinks from early morning
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No peace for the man in Afghanistan
No praise for the gays in 'Frisco
And we still eat meat cause it tastes so sweet
Fried up in a pound of Crisco
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He thought he'd kiss you once
He thought he'd kiss you twice
But you are such an angel up there
In your paradise
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Children in distant lands
Children with dirty hands
Clothing torn, hunger strong
Yearning for a happier song
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