“Better Things Are Possible” by Nenekiri Bookwyrm (read by the poet)

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You’re listening to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog.

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This is Rob MacWolf,

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your fellow traveler,

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and Today we present a poem by Nenekiri Bookwyrm,

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who makes games and writes stories.

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More of his poems can be found on his SoFurry page.

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When he’s not reading from his hoard of To-Read books,

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he makes time to write

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some stories of his own.

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You can find more of his stories

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on www.nenekiri.com.

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Read by the poet.

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Please enjoy “Better Things Are Possible”,

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a poem by Nenekiri Bookwyrm

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Things are gettin’ worse

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And all I hear, of course

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Is that this is the way it’s supposed to be

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Now can you believe that malarkey?

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But every time that someone tries

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To bring some balance to the lies

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We get the same old song and dance

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To give the status quo

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a chance And we all sing…

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Better things aren’t possible And more meat for the grinder

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And if you can’t get by

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Well, it’s just your time to die

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Y’know that’s a cryin’ shame But it’s the price to play the game

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They keep saying there’s no way

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Every time we want a say

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And I’ve heard it all my life

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That we’re born to live in strife

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But I have seen through lies

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With these weary young eyes

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And we all sing… Better things aren’t possible And more meat for the grinder

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And if you can’t get by

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Well, it’s just your time to die

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Y’know that’s a cryin’ shame But it’s the price to play the game

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But life shouldn’t have a price

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And I’m tired of giving advice

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It’s gotten really old

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Hearing of those hills of gold

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Cause we ain’t getting rich

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And every time we

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bitch We all gotta sing…

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Better things aren’t possible And more meat for the grinder

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And if you can’t get by

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Well, it’s just your time to die

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Y’know that’s a cryin’ shame But it’s the price to play the game

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But if there’s one thing you take away

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From this enthusiastic

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display Better things

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are possible And we can break

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the grinder We’re gonna have to fight like hell

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To finally ring a different knell

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This was “Better Things Are Possible”

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by Nenekiri Bookwyrm,