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Has-Beens
by George J. Carroll → (All Poetry by George J. Carroll)
Saturday, June 3, 2017    Rated "G" by the Author.
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The has beens of the world

Seem to rise and want to be noticed.

Even a clown knows when his day is over,

And removes his false face, no more laughter.

 

Oh I hang my head down and whisper,

Should a clown in his last days whimper?

Yet with pride they hold their head up,

So us fools can gain their knowledge.

 

Oh to be ignorant again,

Not knowing right from wrong.

It was then I was at my best,

Holding my head, tied to a string.

 

 


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 Reviews of "Has-Beens"
Reviewed by Deborah Shepard
Reviewed on June 8, 2017
love your poems so much , enjoyed this one hugs

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on June 6, 2017
The "has-beens" have spoken loudly and seem to want to return to where they had been. While ignorance is bliss, it does not solve any problems. Better to be knowledgeable because it takes knowledge, not ignorance to make the right choices.

This poem has a lot of meat to it.

Ron

Reviewed on June 4, 2017
This has a lot of meaning. 'Enjoyed.

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Budd Nelson
Reviewed on June 4, 2017
I like this one George

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on June 4, 2017
I'd like to be a has-been, but I'm a never=was.


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