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06-01-2008, 11:37 PM
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Business as Usual
Back to the normal throttle,
Rock bottom flotsam,
With an ounce of purity to knock out the hostiles,
Hostage to the two-timing knife in the back,
While the smell of apathy slowly wafts up the nostrils…
Pirated cable news is offering an answer,
Dancing around the party in eclectic banter,
Rewritten in obscure dialectic code,
Bought and sold for mere pennies,
Now it’s decrepit and old,
Useless yet priceless, we’d be delighted to relieve you of it,
Best believe the extent of our greed to obtain objectivism,
At the expense of perspective, unreceptive to nonsense,
Like the idea that there is no such thing as an essence.
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What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?
- Woland (Satan) in Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita"
Last edited by Edgewise : 06-02-2008 at 02:40 PM.
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06-02-2008, 12:06 AM
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Caught me in the early morning phase again, Edge. First impression, yet another good read. I'll be back.
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06-02-2008, 12:59 PM
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Looking forward to any further impressions Baron.
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What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?
- Woland (Satan) in Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita"
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06-02-2008, 01:15 PM
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The only bit I stumbled on was the repeat of 'answer'.
Liked the read, as always and a nice sharp message and upon a few reads, the rhythm feels tight.
Good one
Jack
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06-02-2008, 02:38 PM
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Should have caught that repeat Jack. Thanks for highlighting it.
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What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?
- Woland (Satan) in Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita"
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06-02-2008, 07:01 PM
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I'm back as promised and have no crits, Edge. Another good piece.
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06-02-2008, 07:06 PM
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No crits? Wow. I'm on a roll baby.
Thanks guys.
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What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?
- Woland (Satan) in Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita"
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06-02-2008, 07:48 PM
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How was the trip?
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06-02-2008, 08:09 PM
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A lot of fun. Thanks for asking.
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What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?
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06-02-2008, 08:24 PM
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While the smell of apathy slowly wafts up the nostrils…
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This line felt a syllable too long to me.
I also was curious about your use of commas. It was always a comma at the end of every line, save the last of each stanza. Why never a period? Or just go on to the next line without the added punctuation. A line break is generally given a slight pause while reading.
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Now it’s decrepit and old,
Useless yet priceless, we’d be delighted to relieve you of it,
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I think a period would work well at the end of that first line quoted.
But I had a great time reading this, your rythm was especially well worked out. I look forward to reading more.
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06-03-2008, 10:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Edgewise
Should have caught that repeat Jack. Thanks for highlighting it.
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No problem ,reads much better to me now, Edgewise
Regards
Jack
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