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Best Poems From
LAURENCE OVERMIRE
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$$$heep's Clothing
He had the money
To start his own ___________ (Fill in the blank)
Which gave him a certain amount of
Prestige, and people even listened
To what he had to say, assuming
He must know what he was talking about
Since he owned his own __________ (Same as above) .
When he took a leave of absence from his _________ (Ditto)
To run for political office, people believed
He was eminently qualified, after all they recognized
His name and his _________ (You got it) .
So it came as quite a surprise to find
After several years in government
He really didn't know what the hell he was doing
Except for living well at the taxpayers' expense.
People were so mad they almost burned his ___________ (Uh huh) .
(Previously published in Apparent Depth and The Poet's Porch.)
Laurence Overmire
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A TZ 4U
What is the value of a human life?
In the doing or the being?
In both? or in neither?
What is the value of your human life?
Something to consider
From the Twilight Zone.
(Previously published in Megaera, Fall 2000)
Laurence Overmire
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Above The Clouds
Have you ever flown
in a plane
and climbed above
the clouds?
No matter
how dark and gray
the world below,
above the clouds
the sun is always
shining.
(Previously published in The Short North Gazette, June 2000)
Laurence Overmire
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According to Webster
Some would call him an
Aerobacter
A short, rod-shaped, Gram-negative
Bacteria
Free living in nature
Typically inhabiting the intestinal tracts
Of humans and other
Animals.
I call him a salesman.
(Previously published in Maelstrom, Vol.3, Issue 2)
Laurence Overmire
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