Gary Diamond Poems

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1.
A Woman In Lingerie

There's something classically appealing about a good woman
Dressed in different kinds of lingerie.
Some like it so much, they have seperate pieces
For any given day.
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2.
The Human Condition

Of all the things we've been given
Whether by God or by evolution (not sure which are we)
It's the ability of thinking, sensible reasoning
That I call
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3.
Television

To me, television is a chore.
It is a bore.
It shows half a program, then makes you sift through adverts for more.
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4.
Icebreaker

Closing up and clamming up in social situations.
Walking into a party full of unknown faces.
There could be a genius in there.
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5.
Shape Of The Gun

Does it make any sense to you to say that the shape of a mans soul
Is not dissimilar to that of a weapon.
Certainly the shape was molded and mutated
But always
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6.
Funhouse Mirror

You've seen the funhouse mirrors at the carnivals and fares.
Some make you fat or thin, others short or tall.
Some make you look like you're not even there.
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7.
Quitter

If you can't get along in this life
Fucking quit.

Because we're all quitting.
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8.
Trips

Have you ever felt time stand still and then appear to run forwards and backwards
Simultaneously?
Did you ever see a painting of a tea clipper on the wall
Melt and fade into spinning circles like watching several washing machines
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9.
Fairweather Friends

fairweather friends that'll drift away on the nearest storm.
faces creasing up with laugher amidst uproar.
i used to be a player but playing dried up a year ago.
when you're this difficult to work with no-one wants to know.
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10.
Bigot

I hate most of all the damn bigots
The closed-minded fools
The idiots who have forgotten
How well they have it.
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