The Pretenders

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    The Pretenders


    They walk through the halls of fame
    Rich and fat on the brief glimpse of something lost
    They squander their creative eloquence
    On words that say nothing
    That only have meaning in the absence of sense
    They wallow in the fact of the self centered
    Spinning universe of ideas that change
    Only their affluence

    Dedications to death
    While love tears you apart
    The chords of your mantra
    Have no panacea to the banal banter
    Of the lost generation
    Heaven knows where the next flower will grow
    Through the cracks of our failure
    And in-between the lapse of your consciousness
    The pause between the beats of your heart
    Still keep us apart
    Within the same thought

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    tennessee commented on The Pretenders

    03-11-2009

    Great poem. Made me think, made me feel. I like this work.

    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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