{"id":1499,"date":"2015-07-07T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T23:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2015-07-07T15:09:57","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T23:09:57","slug":"the-end-is-nearer-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=1499","title":{"rendered":"The End Is Nearer Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m gonna help with my own two hands.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I can cook the food, though I am a man.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I am here, I will help anyway I can.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I can do a lot with my own two hands.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is a time when all should try to help.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Do all you can. Make your effort felt.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Make it so sweet, her heart will melt.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The fact that you will try is a big help.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The economy has completely collapsed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We must live in communes. That\u2019s a fact.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Do your share. Even if it\u2019s to kill rats.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To put off starvation, we hunt in packs.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The community garden must grow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is shared by all. Eat till you\u2019re full.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Then repay by coughing up some dough.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We will buy more seeds to grow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Times are bad. Can you dig a latrine?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It will be used by all,—– it seems.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The sanitation that it brings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

will be worth everything.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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How long will this misery go on?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Been barely hanging on for so long.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Somehow, the economy MUST get strong.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If it doesn\u2019t happen soon, I will be gone.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yes, this could happen to you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You could be living there soon to.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To think it can\u2019t is to be a fool.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The end is coming for me & you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

———————————–R. W. Johnson—–(2015)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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