The world can be defined
In the grossest terms
How the planets are aligned
And the resistance of germs
But to further specify
How all things impact us
You’ve got to clarify
How they even affect the cactus
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Things will give at the seams
If you only live a life of dreams
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What’s goes on in one’s head
Is generally a guess
But to view the lives we’ve led
It’s mostly a mess
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The hour is late
The moon is on high
The guards at the gate
Cannot protect who will die
When morning comes
We will see who remains
Then roll the drums
And wash the stains
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The hour is late
The moon on high
The guards at the gate
Cannot say who will die
When morning comes
We will see who remains
Then roll the drums
And wash the stains
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There’s nothing nice
When living with mice
That little rodent pays neither board nor rent
And not to quibble but about how much they nibble
For nothing’s faster at seduction
Than a mouse who’s mastered reproduction
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Bernie Nidus
Bernie Nidus 8 4 2008
