"AS THE WORLD TURNS"

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    "AS THE WORLD TURNS"

    ENOUGH OF OUR "SORROWS",
    ENOUGH OF OUR "PAIN"
    ENOUGH ALL THE "SADNESS",
    OR GOING "INSANE!"
    "DEPRESSION" AND "BREAKUPS",
    THEY'RE OUT OF CONTROL!!
    THE "TENTION", THE "PROBLEMS"
    "BILLS"COME ON A "ROLL"!

    SO, "THE WORLD" HAS GONE "CRAZY"!
    SHOULD IT TAKE US DOWN TOO?!
    WE "STRUGGLE" SO HARD TO KEEP WHAT WE'VE GOT!
    MAY NOT BE MUCH,,,,BUT TO OTHERS ALOT!

    WHY ALL THIS "ANGER" OF WHAT OTHERS HAVE
    GOT!
    JUST BE "THANKFUL" YOUR'S ARE PAID FOR,
    MOST OF THEM, ARE STILL NOT.

    ISN'T IT SAD WHEN A "BLESSING"'S TURNED TO "GREED"?!
    JUST NEVER BE "SATISFIED", THEY HAVE TO EXCEED.
    I'D RATHER BE "POOR" THAN TO BATTLE THAT GAME!
    IT MAY NOT BE MUCH,BUT I'LL SHOW THEM "NO SHAME!"


    NOW! LET'S TALK "ECONOMY", NOW THAT'S A BIG "HIT"!!!
    SOME WILL KEEP "JOBS"
    MOST WILL JUST "QUIT".
    "INFLATION'S" AT IT'S HIGHEST! SO WHAT WILL THEY DO?
    LIVE ON "WELFARE", UNEMPLOYMENT", AND "FOOD STAMPS"
    WILL DO!
    "OUR SOLDIERS" ARE FIGHTING OUR "WARS" IN IRAQ,
    "WE'RE" FIGHTING "WARS',WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO SLACK!

    I HAVE "NO IDEA" WHY I'M WRITING THIS "THEME"!
    I JUST GET "FRUSTRAITED", HAD TO BLOW OFF SOME
    STEAM!

    JUST REMEMBER WHEN "BROKE" AS YOU WILL BE IN TIME,
     "TALK,TO THE "LORD"HE WON'T CHARGE YOU A "DIME"!


                                                    carolyn love

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    Hampton commented on "AS THE WORLD TURNS"

    07-26-2009

    Great ending to a poem that takes one for a walk on the side of "be thankful for what you have".

    carol1952

    07/26/2009

    thx for the kind words hampton,carol

    carol1952

    07/26/2009

    thx hampton, so glad yu enjoyed my friend,carol

    jademelissa74 commented on "AS THE WORLD TURNS"

    07-19-2009

    Carol, this is great! You manage to convey your frustrations wll. I love this piece. Great Write!

    carol1952

    07/19/2009

    thank you so much my friend! you just made my day lol, carol

    Tempestlady commented on "AS THE WORLD TURNS"

    07-15-2009

    Amen sister! I feel ya. It's out of contol, thats for sure. Great poem though, really hit the mark. Great write.....

    carol1952

    07/16/2009

    thx my friend, hope yur having a great day, its storming here , thx again,carol

    tenderpoison commented on "AS THE WORLD TURNS"

    07-15-2009

    amen to that...all of it. I applaud you and share your choice of substance over appearances. good writing, and I'm frustrated too!

    carol1952

    07/16/2009

    lol thx my friend, its something i think we all share!, have a wonderful day!,carol

    Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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    "FARM LIFE" 2
    "COMPUTERS" 3
    "WALLS" 2
    "RAINBOWS" 3
    "CHANGES" 2
    "WILL YOU BE READY?" 1
    "THE CONNECTION" 2
    "THE INTRODUCTION" 1
    "THE BASICS OF LIFE" 1
    "JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS" 1
    "MISSING YOU" 1
    "CINNAMON" 2
    "JUST A MATTER OF TIME" 5
    "A GIFT FROM GOD" 8
    "I BELIEVE"!!! 6
    "CAN'T MISS A FRIEND, YOU NEVER HAD!" 5
    "USA" 3
    "BELIEVE IT OR NOT" 4
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    "FANTASY FROM THE "PASSED" 1
    "QUIET PLACE" 2
    "SOMETHING FISHY" 4
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    "TIM" 4
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    "A WORKING SOUL'S BOOST" 4
    "A TRUE BLESSING" 1
    "WITHDRAWN, WITH NO HOPE" 1
    "GOING HOME" 0
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    "THE TREE" 4
    "WEATHER OR NOT"! 1
    "MY JOURNEY WITH GOD" 1
    "MARRIAGE GONE WILD!" 2
    "CHRONIC PLEA" 0
    "NOT ALWAYS A "BOX OF "CHOCOLATES!" 1
    "THE POWER OF PRAYER" 4
    "ADDICTION" 2
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