<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=434438" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Diced, Minced and Splintered</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Diced, minced and splintered! <br>Lives sliced and divided into morsels.<br>Some endure a splicing...<br>To increase an appetitizing for survival. <br>On bitter crumbs sweetened.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And teased to reach for more...<br>Are those reminded, <br>They must escape those visions...<br>Of being amongst the poor! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Nickeled-and-dimed'<br>And entwined with needs...<br>To embellish relished fantasies! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Images received, <br>From their recently purchased... <br>And/or leased widescreen TVs.<br>Feeding how they would greatly advantage, <br>By having more 'things' in their diminished lives.<br>To delude a lack of insight, <br>With an acquired taste for accelerated rampage! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Devoured in greed...<br>Throughout the day.<br>And craved in sleepless nights...<br>With minds engraved.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Mingling with those mentally damaged.<br>Duped and taxed in seduced acceptance.<br>Raving about struggles and bargain sales obtained.<br>So engrossed are they in portrayals of servitude! <br>They can not perceive themselves betrayed, <br>In a morality mugged...<br>And subconsiously maimed, <br>To stay that way.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An Insanity preferred, <br>Has been fed and served! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Diced, minced and splintered.<br>In an upgraded auction.<br>On carpeted slave blocks...<br>A 'steal' all must have.<br>In a form of modern degraded trade! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Assembled to produce a happiness.<br>With an infectious sickness, <br>That brings a grieving that leaves them...<br>Addicted and quite sad! <br>But these are lives lived.<br>They believe others wished they had!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=434438" data-title="Diced, Minced and Splintered de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Diced, minced and splintered! Lives sliced and divided into morsels. Some endure a splicing... To increase an appetitizing for survival. On bitter crumbs sweetened. And teased to reach for more... Are those reminded, They must escape those vis..."></div> </div> </div>

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