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101, JANUARY
1, 2004
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SCHMAIKU #8: PENNIES
I can't resist orphaned coins looking up at me
longing for a home;
It pays to pick up pennies
because money doesn't grow on trees
money grows on the ground ##
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SCHMAIKU #9: LOVED ONES
You spend your whole life
trying to please them
But those you love the best
piss on you the most ##
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SCHMAIKU #10: SOUTHERN BAPTIST'S CREDO
You can pick my pocket, screw me,
rob me, lie to me,
send my son off to war to get killed or lose a limb.
You can take me and my country broke
but you're OK as long as you say you're for Jesus. ##
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