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<strong>Thanksgiving for Desert</strong>
Poetry / The American Dreamed

Thanksgiving for Desert

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Joe Orman, Developer • Leave a comment

O’ pilgrims pride mirror O’ puritan fear monger O’ paper traders feast No more on our starving nation Gratitude abounds Freed captives Find the way to the Kings table Go now surrendering delusion Stone trail of hot coals Scorching the mirage of entitlement Presented hungry to meat Slow roasting scorpion Forsake the invitation to Roll … Continue reading →

<strong>Craftsmen</strong>
The American Dreamed

Craftsmen

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Joe Orman, Developer • Leave a comment

Craftsmen of the American Dream are hell-bent set on building their own luxurious kingdom uplifted by the work and activities of others while quietly depositing legal profits into their pockets with very little if any lifting of their own fingers. With a warm smile and a handshake, the invitation to join the working army is … Continue reading →

<strong>The Underlying Miners</strong>
Poetry / The American Dreamed

The Underlying Miners

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Joe Orman, Developer • Leave a comment

Mark X, here the bogus expedition Dig along the gold vein Oil will unsurely flow from surface below Feed yourself screams otherwise doom Bleed dry, calloused hands Grab the hot brand, Mark X Wallowing on the ground Holes in your pockets Consume to save the war Raging underbelly Convicted the miracle is real but Feed … Continue reading →

<strong>Bread Chasers</strong>
The American Dreamed

Bread Chasers

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Joe Orman, Developer • Leave a comment

The simplest economic equation is that we are all bread chasers. We seek to do whatever is required to get our bread. If someone figures out a new way to generate paper, we will follow after them readily seeking the means to purchase some bread. Miracle-worker – Paper printer = Means-Paper = End-Bread Every time … Continue reading →

<strong>Brilliant Blindness</strong>
The American Dreamed

Brilliant Blindness

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Joe Orman, Developer • Leave a comment

What a mess we’ve found in ourselves blindly chasing after the American Dream. Wondering today though, how did we find the mess? How did we come to see it? How, after having been blind for so many years, did we come to recognize our blindness? Granted, some people have been telling us for years that … Continue reading →

<strong>Exile of the Vagrant Harlot </strong>
Poetry / The American Dreamed

Exile of the Vagrant Harlot 

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Joe Orman, Developer • Leave a comment

Exile granted Your prayer answered Receive your heart’s desire All the paper you can eat Reams and reams of stuffing You never cease to plead More paper More paper More paper god Paper god will secure Paper god will satisfy Paper god will build heavenly towers All hail paper god! You never cease to chatter … Continue reading →

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