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A Thief Among Princes

April 26, 2012
By StephenS GOLD, Ball Ground, Georgia
StephenS GOLD, Ball Ground, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
"'If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight.' Sun Tzu said that. And I'd say he knows a little bit more about fighting than you do, pal, because he invented it. Then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honour. Then he used his fight money to buy two of every animal on earth. And then he herded them onto a boat. And then he beat the crap out of every single one. And from that day forward any time a bunch of animals are together in one place it's called a zoo!


. . . unless it's a farm!" ~ Soldier (TF2)


Danger lurks in the uniform cubicles
Redressing ideas already made
Everyone competing to be unique
All the while trying in ways much the same
Men working to be found accomplished
Boys just longing to be cool
If anyone dares to be the opposite
Give them the title, though unique, of a fool
Girls wishing to stand out when
Everyone is beautiful
Revealing to all your true self
Displays a rare and radiant jewel
Along the whitewashed office halls
Rest the rows of doors identical
Listing on name plates the best of them all
Including only persons typical
Never recognizing hearts that are true
Giving credit where none is due


The author's comments:
'Tis an acrostic, lad. Read ye yon verticals.

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