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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

FOLLOWING ORDERS

by Tom Karlson



Quan and Bloomberg
New York to Oakland
Master and poodle
Deliverers of well being and health
Big love sent with
Riot gear
Rubber bullet
Beanbag scatter gun
Hunting
Old women
Pregnant females
Kids
Books
At 2 am

Exploding the occupations
Spreading the occupations

Quan and Bloomberg
Following orders
Poodle and master

99 and the 1
The sixties are done
Long live the tens
Long live the tens


Tom Karlson is founder of Poets for Peace, Long Island, NY.
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