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Steel Nerve Labor

those known as grifters
confidence reapers
with skills adept in
concisely dismissive
flatter patter
crafty tongues
to convince you
to simple remove
yourself from such
time honored, proven ways ?
to invest in a "sure fire"
road Side Attraction
Medicated Powder "
Bumper Biz
Testimonial supported
{ insert product here}
then "Call Now!"
"To make money..
At Home!"
the audience
will applaud on cue
(those free door prizes..
they are great promos)
an endorsement
hollow "treasures"
for people deemed
gullible seekers


— IKnowNoBox, May 17, 2008

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Region, Country: East Coast, USA

Favorite Poets: Weird Elf, Shel Silverstein, The Poet Anonymous

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Mark

Mark

18 years ago

Hey that's me !

Or at least once and never again lol I openned my mail box and there were 175 e mails lmao. Smart on my part I created a screen name just for the occasion and soon - very soon deleted it ROTF Cool write David, Mark
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Quillsvein1

18 years ago

this

is reminiscent of a lot of kerouac, a nice attack on culture's propensity for instant gratification that takes in so many suckers. (the same applies very well to people who only seriously consider cotton candy, touchy feely poetry as "readable".) good job!