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Industrial Revelations This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.

Smokestacks,
Stained glass,
Limousines.
Everyone is pretty and
Everyone is diseased.
My whole field of vision is tinted green
In this world of haunted, haunted things.

All the fancy people have filthy reputations,
All the filthy people have fancy aspirations,
But they all gather for the celebration
Of Industrial Revelations.

Polluted lungs, superficial eyes,
Sodomized morals and polluted minds.
The shadow's been cast, is this a sign?
Wealth can't stop the end of times.

I'll float among them like a ghost.
Long live the parasite, spit out the host.
This wasteland is what they crave the most,
Then they all rise to make a toast.

Your 15 minutes are up and you're forgotten,
Treated like a god until you are dead and rotten.

Who is next?
Who is next?
Who will entertain them now?

All the fancy people have filthy reputations,
All the filthy people have fancy aspirations,
But they are all handing out the invitations
To Industrial Revelations.

This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.




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crazyforchrist This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Feb. 13, 2010 at 6:53 pm:
I like the rhythm to this and the meaning behind it. Great job, I really enjoyed it. :)
 
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EleanorRigbysGospelofPeaceThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Feb. 3, 2010 at 6:25 pm:
This poem is simply amazing. You are a very, very talented writer. This poem is so intriguing in a sort of sick, crazed way. At least for me. I love it. I look forward to any and all new work you post!
 
once_a_redhead replied...
May 30, 2010 at 6:19 pm :
i like the way its constructed and the passiona ndmeanin behind it !!! great job babe!!
 
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