Shane Markie

It was the twelfth of June
another hot and humid Florida night.

In Orlando young people gathered at the
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I'm walkin' in the rain
(Walkin' in the rain)

Just walkin' in the rain'
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The world spirals downward in the confines of a nautilus shell,

Its chambered abode antiquated antedilluvian hell.
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Is it easiest to scribble your life away
Or sleep it all away with booze and broads instead?
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Out of clay or living rock
I will make my brick or stone:
At the door of God I knock,
Builder whose command I own,
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People are just like
Balloon animals.

With their grand schemes and pipe dreams, they're full of
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I wish I were half sober.
Instead, I'm just a drunk.

I wish I were a human being.
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I
was
born
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If the acorn doesn't fall
Far from the tree, then
Can you tell me when
That old oak tree will
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Fell into bed this mornin'
With a curvaceous readhead

I'd met on the city bus.
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The word 'yellow' contains the word
'YELL' in it.

The word 'hello' contains the word
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When my own soul so pure and undefiled starts to sink

Beneath the polluted ocean of society's morass,
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the summer sun
a bloodshot crimson
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Just when I almost rise above it
I wallow deeper into shit
And come out smelly as a rose
With that manure 'tween my toes!
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Turkey vultures are
A healthful alternative
To beef vultures.
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goes in one
end and comes
out the other.
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More often than not poets are often alone.
More often than not, poets are often unknown.
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If your daughter tastes
like burnt black chicken
Shouldn't you get a lickin'?
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Einstein ate my brain today.
Yes, Einstein chewed my skull away.
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