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All is fair in love and war

September 22, 2009
By Arkytekt SILVER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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"All is fair in love and war"
Twas said to me by mouth that bore,
That bore two piercings, one per lip,
Which got in the way as he took a sip,
A sip of a tall, cool Coors Light,
Which he drank right after he took a bite,
A bite of his burger, tasty I'll bet,
Which he ate between puffs of his cigarette,
His cigarette which he sucked and spewed,
Some smoke and a familiar smell issued,
A pause and an original thought ensued,
This man was America, freedoms imbued,
This man was America, morals construed.

© Seita O., Palatine, IL

The author's comments:
A drunk man actually screamed this at me while i was walking home from the Philadelphia Bike Race. It just got some gears turning and I churned this out.
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Rafthecompass BRONZE said...
on Oct. 20 2016 at 2:30 pm
Rafthecompass BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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it should be love and peace not peace and war smh we want more peace not war
zakary said...
on Apr. 6 2016 at 3:28 pm
i like your article its nice and meaningfull
cclayton said...
on Apr. 29 2011 at 8:36 am
yeah this is horrible
bookdevourer101 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 1 2011 at 1:09 am
bookdevourer101 BRONZE, Peoria, Arizona
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Creative! I laughed at this, but it is something the world is coming to.  "America" isn't what we make it out to be, no matter how amazing it can be.
lollypops GOLD said...
on Feb. 7 2011 at 4:36 pm
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good job that sad that this is what the american dream has come to though
BreeTayler PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 15 2010 at 9:00 pm
BreeTayler PLATINUM, Carlisle, Arkansas
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It made me laugh out loud. Haha literally. I love this. Good work.