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One and the Same

March 10, 2011
By Becauseifeellikeit PLATINUM, Potomac, Maryland
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A madman and a poet
Looked a woman in the eye
Saw heaven and a smiling face
When steel bars restrain one
And the other begs for copper from businessmen
Which one will see heaven
And which one will see a smiling face?
Release from hopelessness
Or hope in a hopeless world.

© Tom B., No. Vernon, IN

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