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Bitchin' & Complainin'...
by Ed Matlack → (All Poetry by Ed Matlack)
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A bit of a poetic rant


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Do we have reason to bitch

Think back to the mid seventies

Gas shortages & long lines at the pump

Did we learn then when fuel prices

Did an upward jump…

 

Still this country did build big road armor

Trucks got bigger & cars got more power

Did anything change for the nations farmer

Still we drive land yachts & tanks

That with fuel we still greatly devour…

 

I am no less to blame

MY Jeep SUV even with a six

Eats gas with at most 20 per gallon

But I am

© ed J 6/26/08

NOT going to drive it around in shame…


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 Reviews of "Bitchin' & Complainin'..."
Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on June 27, 2008
timely

Reviewed by Pierre Ortega
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
"Road Armor" interesting way to put it. Such a true write.

Take Care, Pierre

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
I'll drive my Rubicon Unlimited Wrangler until I die. I don't care if I have to do a Fred Flintstone; it stays in the garage and in my heart!
Good one bubba!

Filet Mignon to the Rufoid ...

Reviewed by Louisa Dobbins
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
when you are still making payments on an Executive Series and driving a 740i, it's too late to worry about the cost of gas. I'd be swinging on a chandalier.

Reviewed on June 26, 2008
It's those with all the info, the so called leaders, the government,the industry, all those involved who let us down, but leadership takes effort and honesty, and as long as all the big boys are in bed together............ Nice write Jersey! Jasmin Horst

Reviewed on June 26, 2008
This is when I'm glad I don't have a car; I have my own two feet (and my CRUTCHES) for that purpose! LOL Only Hummers I have are the Matchbox variety, can't fit into THOSE! LOL

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :)

Rant on, Ed; I hears ya. :)

Reviewed on June 26, 2008
Ain't your fault, Ed. :) Problem is, everyone who whines and complains (being good LOL) still won't give up their HUMMERS and big SUVs - they'll still drive even if gas goes up to (God forbid) $10.00 a gallon!!!! Gimme the 70s anyday - could afford gas, then -

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
Someone had to do the screwing..geeee even it had to be the system...lol.

Got to get me screwed up mind back in action...and stop the "Bitchin' & Complainin' somehow!!

Love sTinky

Reviewed by Gene Williamson
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
Ed, don't apologize about the way the system screwed up
the last line. If you'll forgive, I think it has more punch
the way it is. I was thinking I'd trade my Saturn in on
a horse; they say I've got the legs for it. -gene.

Reviewed by Rose Rideout
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
A great write but Ed people will still drive and still bitch and complain about the cost, its our nature. Thank you for a smile.

Newfie hugs, Rose

Reviewed by Bernice Angoh
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
Good one, I like the last line right where it is...you are kept in some kinda' suspense and then your eyes jump down a notch and you find it....bam!

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
Think back to the mid seventies
Gas shortages & long lines at the pump
Did we learn then when fuel prices
Did an upward jump…

Obviously, we didn't learn, and more importantly, our so called 'leaders' didn't learn. That was the time that we, like some other nations like Holland, should have started investing in Alternative Energy type vehicles - like electric and hydrogen based.

But what did we savvy Americans do? And what are we still doin - over 30 years later - still lookin, and searchin, and warrin, over more oil, oil, oil. And now, our savvy 'leaders' want to ruin what's left of our shorelines, to get even more. And maybe, if we're extremely lucky, the price of gas will go down a few cents in a few years, and we'll all be wantin bigger and 'better' gas guzzlin muscle vehicles again. And I doubt we will ever learn, 'til there just ain't another squirt of oil left in old Mother Earth.


Reviewed by Lois Christensen
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
A THOROUGHLY TRUTHFUL WRITE. I DO NOT LET GAS PRICES WORRY ME. jUST SO FAR HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GO WHERE i WANT OR NEED TO GO WITH MY CAR.

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on June 26, 2008
SORRY ABOUT HOW THE LAST LINE CAME OUT...I WROTE IT RIGHT, BUT THE SYSTEM SCREWED IT UP AND I COULD NOT FIX IT...ED


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