Mitchell Hood

You should try Greek food, just a suggestion
And if you’re Greek, then try Chinese
I suppose it isn’t out of the question
That you’ve already tried each of these
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Billy Joel didn’t start the fire
Neither did we but we stoked it higher
The Who was just talking ‘bout their generation
But from them we drew our inspiration
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There are millions of guns from the west to the east
One for every American at least
They serve many purposes: to hunt and to kill
But when man murders man of his own mind and free will
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You and I are so familiar, but my face you’ve never seen
I’ve been there and I’ve been back, we met somewhere between
I do not have a name but you know me just as well
Somewhere in your deepest thoughts, a picture of me dwells
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The soldier stood alone, soaked in guilty men’s blood
The stench of murder filled the air, and its rancor stained the mud
His pride kept him tall, yet his shoulders hunched with malice
Passion burned within his eyes, though his heart had long grown callous
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What is love?
Is it a state of being?
What is love?
Why am I not seeing?
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I still remember that night we went to the movies
My mouth was dry, my heart was pounding, tension flowing through me
I'd never kissed a girl before and this seemed the time and place
Your lips looked oh so tempting, resting on your gorgeous face
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Everybody dreams of being a hero,
Of making that shot when the clock is at zero
Emulating the Great One, Air Jordan, Broadway Joe
Doing it all for the glory, under the lights' hazy glow
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Dearest Ann, I fear this may be the last I write
I would give up all I had to be in your arms tonight
They're sending me to the front at dawn's first light
To see you again, I will fight the hardest I can fight
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Have you ever wondered what love is? People talk about it all the time
I've been giving it some thought and summed it up in this little rhyme
Love is when that special someone looks deep into your eyes
As if eternity were in them, breathes deep then sighs,
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Bobby was barely nineteen, clean cut, tall and lean
Came straight out of highschool and joined the Marines
Had pretty good grades, played on the football team
Never got in much trouble, had aspirations and dreams
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I've been asked a lot of questions about the poems I write
For many don't understand my inclination for incite
I've been asked how I do it, how I attained this skill
I've been asked if I like it, if it gives me a thrill
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I remember back when I was a kid
All the silly things that I said and did
I would play in the treehouse in the no girls club
And bring my GI Joes with me into the tub
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My stance is set, my heels dug in
You see it coming, you see me grin
Once or twice before, you’ve pushed me around
But not here, not now, not on this down
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Dear Diary, date: November 23rd
I almost can’t describe my feelings in words
Of course there’s the usual- my parents are dumb
And until today I didn’t like what my life had become
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