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Routinely Armed

from Asteroids by Richard Haswell

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I will consider second opinions
I will not take as gospel truth
Just for you to brush your ego
and lord it from your pulpit booth
Your only chance of elevation
You're a bird that's briefly flying by
A fleeting whim, a cursory glance now
vanished in the blink of an eye
They are gathering with their knives out
We will rise with fists flailing
I would no doubt find my feet
if the ground beneath me stopped moving
Surrounded by domestic comforts
You refuse to budge an inch
You have battened down the hatches
now your crew are feeling the pinch
When your concrete opinions crumble
to dust and rubble around your feet
And your sharpened words have come back to
haunt you with the weight of empty calories
I will scavenge lonely morsels
of your very existence
And the hazy images that shimmer
briefly in the distance
The moon may be 14%
larger in the sky tonight
But in my space there's faintly glowing
The dimmest of all lights
Your efficiency's depressing
Where is your humanity?
I'm tired of being told to focus
when I can't spare the energy
C'mon policemen
There are many faults to pick
C'mon policemen
There are many shins to kick
C'mon policemen
Make a name for yourself
There are so many tales to tell

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from Asteroids, released July 1, 2013

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Richard Haswell Edinburgh, UK

Richard Haswell has recorded 30+ albums and e.p.s under his own name as well as the pseudonyms of Rhubarb, G For Gnome, Tokamaks and White Noise.

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