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вроде неплохо прочиталось под Marco Polo - Double Barrel

so as they blast their way to freedom, hopeful!
unknown to us, screen full of screams, scenes - awful,
crass, no class! Meanwhile, I spray the bathroom glass
reflection - well fed, smiles with affection, latest fashion trend
sprayed again, wiped, he is still there, 'I' - my best friend!
gadget-toying, life-enjoying, while the world ends,
my sentence - false pretense that I care, no tears to mess up eye care
when comes forth - great comfort, blind man's undying consort
emotions rare, and as I head to yet another shopping fare, forget the TV glare
it's ever negative 3D, HD, all things are relative,
it's just another on-going nightmare...

just another on-going nightmare...

they shout and peak with fire and devotion
ideas charge & change, hard work for true Belief, commotion
world wide web swollen, as millions voyeur
the one who still resists to be the fallen
moments caught to moments stolen, commence the holy brawling
few crumbs of bread equate to brother's life, tired
dissatisfied, announced and spied, children, women, elders - all cry with hunger
in the millions our numbers, shooting at neighbors across the border
in no alphabetical order!
Sunnis, Christians, Buddhist, Shiites, Atheists - all die (to a degree)
for some reform or form of man-made lie... true questions set aside...

Christ, what's the oil price? Oh, that's nice! another bonus for the top guys?
truth be told but caught after few tries, few futile trials
to keep things in disguise, disgust discussed, greed and lust like locust locked us
raped and mocked us, so as I get another house on dividends from shares
I miss the point completely - even when I stare discretely
at shows that spit no-comments - some moving pictures and the glare
just another on-going nightmare, besides

who cares?

some creatures are designed - peculiar, to sit inside a cozy studio
while others seek in dust remnants of community through lack of opportunity,
praying to every God, from Tengri to Holy Trinity
in a world where possible is equal to infinity, but no unity!

I close the fancy magazine
enough of the obscene and graphic, my problems more like - stuck in traffic
and history shall sort itself out, in a high stakes bout, half naked show girls and crowds are cheering loud!

but I am tired, depressing button - OFF, releasing clicker, and dark goes TV glare
I, me, myself going to sleep
as one of you
the individual
let others sort their little nightmares....