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The General's report on the
surge takes
a back seat to Britney's
mother-of-two paunch and lip-synch
malfunction, on
the alphabet channels, slick diversion from
crumbling drywall, cracked windows, un-
locked doors &
even the fire escape's broken. Who's
minding the House &
Senate? The
critiques were written ahead of the
facts, general and mother harpooned, each loath to
blame our
duly elected scapegoat-in-chief in our rose garden. We
absentee landlords,
housed in
denial- 'there
oughta' be a
Law' & 'since
when? -'
fashionably ignorant plebes pleased to know
the shadows wild weeds of neglect will throw.
Cretan Maineiac
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Cheryl Moyer (11/9/2008 7:38:00 AM)
Chris - Good morning!
Landlords and humans do seem to neglect their duties, if they feel no one is watching. We just passed landlord/tenant laws in Alabama for the first time last year. Before that, there was no requirement that a rental property have running water, and even roofs were optional. However, eviction was always within ten days if a rental payment was missed. Even now we have the worst record in America for taxing the poor.
At least we poets lament and shine some light.
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Alicia Patti (5/4/2008 2:51:00 PM)
A graphic and moving description of our culture today. I especially like the way you worked in the political angle. Your ending is genius itself with the metaphor of wild weeds of neglect throwing a knock-out punch.
Would like to point out a grammatical error: 'Whose' should be 'who is' or its contraction. Otherwise a well-rendered piece.
Good work, Chris!
best, alicia |
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