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Best Poems From
LAURENCE OVERMIRE
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Truthsayer
Truthfully, I say unto you,
The wise man who
Claims
To know the Truth
Is, in truth,
A fool.
And thats no lie.
(Previously published in Indie Journal, Jan.1999)
Laurence Overmire
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Washing Hands
Somethings wrong with him
Hes not right in the head
Why else would he call himself
A poet.
When he was in school
He used to write stuff about trees and clouds
And he cried a lot too
And all the kids threw spit wads at him.
And he lives in that hell hole
Above the liquor store
Hes a good-for-nothing
Low-life.
Nobody reads poetry
You cant make a living
With that foolish drivel
Whats to become of him?
Oh hush, mother
Theres nothing we can do about it
He is what he is and thats
His problem.
(Previously published in Zine-on-the-Web, Nov.2000)
Laurence Overmire
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What Do You Think About Blobbity Blah Blah Blah?
It is so important to have an opinion, these days
And make sure everyone knows
You have an opinion.
If your opinion is strong enough
And your mouth is of ample size to express it
Someone, somewhere will put
You and your opinion
On TV
It doesn't matter how stupid your opinion
How ill-informed or how ridiculous
Your opinion is
All that really matters is that you be
Absolutely rigid
In your opinion, so unwavering
That not even six fat brawling bimbos
From The Jerry Springer Show
Could sway you and your opinion.
And in my opinion
That's why it is so important
That we continue to search for
Intelligent life in the universe.
(Previously published in Nuvein, Feb.2000, Issue 7)
Laurence Overmire
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Where Were You in 1999?
A respected media organization named
Monica Lewinsky
The most prominent person of her generation.
Meanwhile a host of young scientists, teachers, doctors
Architects, musicians and scholars
People of integrity and vision
Said to themselves
What a lovely world this is.
I hope we have time to change it.
(Previously published in Mocha Memoirs, Dec 1999)
Laurence Overmire
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