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poem: Karma Rides Shotgun
indifferentman
Goshen, IN Posts: 731
Karma Rides Shotgun
Karma always rides shotgun
low slung in the seat with a tipped forward Fedora
brass knuckles sliding loosely on his sweating fingers
.38 special in his waistband
shifty eyes
square jaw
5 o’clock shadow
and a smoking cigar
he says nothing and looks off into the distance
always ready to jump out and deliver vengeance
slide over the hood and hit the ground running
flat footed on a pair of scuffed leather dress shoes
worn soles slapping the pavement like thunder
an inevitable collision
no chance of escape
leaves you unprepared for the blow
like a shot in the back
drags his victims away screaming
off the street and into the alley
left to bleed behind the dumpster
yet he swings in both directions
fixes the horses
spins the slot machine rollers an extra quarter click
takes care of the “competition”
and pulls ‘em to safety from the burning wreckage
wordless
indifferent
and apathetic
he keeps his books
every action written in blood on permanent file
pretenses footnoted
and balances equated
all orders carried out in the name of fate……..
Karma always rides shotgun
low slung in the seat with a tipped forward Fedora
brass knuckles sliding loosely on his sweating fingers
.38 special in his waistband
shifty eyes
square jaw
5 o’clock shadow
and a smoking cigar
he says nothing and looks off into the distance
always ready to jump out and deliver vengeance
slide over the hood and hit the ground running
flat footed on a pair of scuffed leather dress shoes
worn soles slapping the pavement like thunder
an inevitable collision
no chance of escape
leaves you unprepared for the blow
like a shot in the back
drags his victims away screaming
off the street and into the alley
left to bleed behind the dumpster
yet he swings in both directions
fixes the horses
spins the slot machine rollers an extra quarter click
takes care of the “competition”
and pulls ‘em to safety from the burning wreckage
wordless
indifferent
and apathetic
he keeps his books
every action written in blood on permanent file
pretenses footnoted
and balances equated
all orders carried out in the name of fate……..
I won't change direction, and I won't change my mind - E.V.
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99 Tibetan Freedom Concert, 00 Detroit, 03 Alpine Valley, 04 Grand Rapids
06 Chicago I, 06 Chicago II, 06 Grand Rapids, 07 Lollapalloza, 08 DC, 08 MSG I, 08 MSG II, 08 EV Solo Milwaukee, Chicago I & II 09, Portland 09, Nobelsville 10, Cleveland 10, PJ20 I & II, Wrigley 13, Brooklyn I & II '13, St. Paul 14, Moline 14, Milwaukee 14
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99 Tibetan Freedom Concert, 00 Detroit, 03 Alpine Valley, 04 Grand Rapids
06 Chicago I, 06 Chicago II, 06 Grand Rapids, 07 Lollapalloza, 08 DC, 08 MSG I, 08 MSG II, 08 EV Solo Milwaukee, Chicago I & II 09, Portland 09, Nobelsville 10, Cleveland 10, PJ20 I & II, Wrigley 13, Brooklyn I & II '13, St. Paul 14, Moline 14, Milwaukee 14
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Charlotte 03
Asheville 04
Atlanta 12
Greenville 16, Columbia 16
Seattle 18
Nashville 22
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99 Tibetan Freedom Concert, 00 Detroit, 03 Alpine Valley, 04 Grand Rapids
06 Chicago I, 06 Chicago II, 06 Grand Rapids, 07 Lollapalloza, 08 DC, 08 MSG I, 08 MSG II, 08 EV Solo Milwaukee, Chicago I & II 09, Portland 09, Nobelsville 10, Cleveland 10, PJ20 I & II, Wrigley 13, Brooklyn I & II '13, St. Paul 14, Moline 14, Milwaukee 14
I have to say, though, that my version of karma was never apathetic, just equal opportunity...