Nathan J. Bogart Poems

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1.
The Spouse

Through his aging, once jet-black beard
Came the movement of his chapped lips
Which drew out the beating of war drums
Sad war drums
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2.
Movement And Wind

Eating spit burgers for five dollars a pop
Watching the town fall apart,
I reluctantly listen to the annoyance streaming
From my front room
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3.
Eden Me Alive

This Garden is no home
It's roots choke and smother its own fruit
Forcing them to beget worthlessness
I can't survive off of this nourishment
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4.
The Faith Of Farmers (For Now)

An aging priest ventured into town-hall
Proclaiming hostility to us all
He was demanding that we find the light
'Damn your sky if it ventures into night! '
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5.
I Can Assure You, My Words Are Far From Assuring

His girlfriend was full of beauty
Lost in retrospect, lost in time
He would hold her above the heavens
And soon enough shun her to the back of his mind
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6.
Spanish

7.
The American Nightmare

I saw a protester holding a sign on Fort street
It read 'Bush Lies'
He's been out of office for about a week now
But, I guess it's still true
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8.
I'M Innocent, Red

I saw an old man sitting on a park bench
And, he threw crumbs at the seagulls
His smile engulfing his face almost entirely
The only smiles that compared were on
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9.
If It's Good, Cancel It

I read the morning news
Then turned on the television
To find even more news
I prefer cartoons
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10.
Bullfrogs Burn

There was a Mexican boy who had trapped a
Bullfrog in a canister and poured gasoline on it
Engulfing it in flames, watching it incinerate with pleasure
I couldn't decide whether I wish I was the boy
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