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I'm going to have to bust this one down in segments, because I feel like it deserves it (in a good way).  

 

THE PANHANDLER

Fantastic title, perfect for this work!

 

This talking commercial won’t stop
Now it’s walking beside me
Everywhere I go

I can think of lots of "talking commercials", I love the snarky comedy, and the evident frustration

I’m the pigeon-holed beggar
Asking for my life back
After all, it’s mine

This one takes it to a deeper level

Hey, I am what I am because
Life attacked me, once
But now I got to make myself feel guilty
Because I can’t pass up
A good good-bye

 

This is where I'm blown away!  If I'm getting the theme of this thing correctly, it's a statement about the general excuse that our society as a whole tends to use.  "I'm an individual, and since life attacked me, I have every reason to attack back."  If this last stanza was a poem unto itself, you could call it "Apathy personified"

 

posted by calia14 on October 20, 2009 at 12:38 AM | link to this | reply

I'm not sure what the history is behind this one, but certain it has it's origins that are interesting.

posted by Darson on October 9, 2009 at 6:11 PM | link to this | reply

Deep John . I hope you gain the life you want and not feel guilty. You rule your life always...

posted by merkie on October 8, 2009 at 8:38 PM | link to this | reply