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as requested by Rady Ananda, I offer a reminder of a very important message by our friend George.

For the Twenty Somethings, my COTO colleagues and everyone else.

Watch out now, take care
Beware of falling swingers
Dropping all around you
The pain that often mingles
In your fingertips
Beware of darkness

Watch out now, take care
Beware of the thoughts that linger
Winding up inside your head
The hopelessness around you
In the dead of night

Beware of sadness
It can hit you
It can hurt you
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for

Watch out now, take care
Beware of soft shoe shufflers
Dancing down the sidewalks
As each unconscious sufferer
Wanders aimlessly
Beware of maya

Watch out now, take care
Beware of greedy leaders
They take you where you should not go
While weeping atlas cedars
They just want to grow, grow and grow
Beware of darkness (beware of darkness)

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hey, I love it by Rady Ananda on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:05:06 AM

great poem rady by jersey girl on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:27:07 AM

thx Jersey Girl - by Rady Ananda on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:14:35 PM

Thanks Rady but I am not the author. by Patrick Lafferty on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:45:31 AM

George! My childhood idol by Rady Ananda on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:28:35 AM

Thanks for putting back in by Patrick Lafferty on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:43:23 PM

THE VIDEO IS EXCELLENT by Blaine Kinsey on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 3:49:35 PM

that's weird by jersey girl on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:09:57 AM

;) Don't get me started on Rod by Patrick Lafferty on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:59:29 AM

rod serling ! by jersey girl on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:07:22 PM

Without cheating, Talking Tina by Patrick Lafferty on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:21:58 PM

yes! by jersey girl on Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 at 6:02:18 AM

I loved that one as well by Patrick Lafferty on Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 at 11:31:49 AM

Jersey Girl and Rod Serling and Islamophobia by Elizabeth Molchany on Wednesday, Apr 8, 2009 at 12:46:55 AM

COINCIDENTALLY by Blaine Kinsey on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:45:24 AM

Nice Blaine by Patrick Lafferty on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:49:32 AM

WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT by Blaine Kinsey on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:15:45 AM

SOMETHING in the way she moves by Rady Ananda on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:49:44 AM

Ruby Red Slippers by Theresa Paulfranz on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:08:23 PM

IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS THREAD by Blaine Kinsey on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:58:26 PM

dualism by josh j on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:19:15 PM

By George, I know you've got it. by Patrick Lafferty on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:32:07 PM

Broken People by Patrick Lafferty on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 3:37:31 PM

apropo of our economy.. let's not forget the "taxman"... by jersey girl on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:51:29 PM

We the people is now... I the Government by Don Bybee on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:58:55 PM

Jersey Girl by shadow dancer on Friday, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:53:30 PM

sorry shadow by jersey girl on Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 at 6:08:50 AM

New Paper by William Whitten on Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 at 2:53:30 AM

wow will by jersey girl on Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 at 6:11:07 AM

Agreed and noted from puddy dunne by Patrick Lafferty on Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 at 12:05:38 PM

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