Jun 29, 2018

Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last

 He pulls a prayer book out of his sleeping bag 
Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag 
Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last 
In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass 
Got a one-way ticket to the promised land 
You got a hole in your belly  . . 
Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock 
Bathin' in the city aqueduct 
"wherever there's a system beating us up 
Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries 
Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air 
Look for me  . . I'll be there 
Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand 
Or decent job or a helpin' hand 
Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free 
Look in their eyes . . .  you'll see me." 

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Some poetry from 2000 years ago to help me correct myself.

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How he'd hold her if his arms would reach
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Wish you were near,Wish I could touch your face
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