'Dammed Near'

i'll never forget that day i was suddenly awoken

eyes wide open

surely a time to be outspoken

when i learned that the levee had broken

more importantly, nature had spoken

no free pass, no shiny token

i'm not jokin'

no joke

cracked eggs with no yolk

hands around throat that choke

down and out, holes in my pockets, dead broke

up in smoke

me, a weary old bloke, having to explain it to the townfolk

and as if that wasn't bad enough, it was damned near impossible to be heard

over all of the bullfrogs croakin'

Reviews

[Ted Kniffen]

Quite Dylanesque Pete. The rhythm is spot on. Water is truly one of the more destructive of Mother Nature's arsenal of weapons.

Well done.

[Pete]

thanks tk. keep on the high ground.

[Chris Shaw]

A feast of rhyme, fast moving, flowing and visual. There’s certainly been a lot of flooding this year. We have had it over here. Nicely done Pete.

Chris

[Pete]

the weather seems to be changing. what is happening to the world we grew up in? i don't recognize it anymore. everything seems to be changing and not for the better.

[Chris Shaw]

The pace of change frightens me Pete. Not just the environmental issues, but darker forces too. Scares the crap out of me (scuse language) Happy I was born when things were far less complex. The simpler the better.