he said, "everyone has a price"

how much is your soul
worth to you?
set a price so high
not even the devil
is willing to pay

because, trains

what if...

what if love was a gift
not an investment
and you stopped
expecting a return?

what if love were free?
no price to pay
no debt owed
no contractural fees,
administration costs,
nor balances due?

(your mileage may vary)

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what if love was a train?
would yours have wrecked?
where would it go?

"when my ship came in
i was waiting for a train..."
but that song grew old
like everything else

chattanooga choo choo
is just a fancy hotel
no trains go there now

and johnny cash
dead, still sings
about trains
and love

(from march, and edited august, 2014)

ain't gonna work on maggie's farm no more

long wars
wage on
create debt
more taxes
to pay for
more war