Petroleum men

[billy]

Petroleum-weavers;
Petroleum-feeders.
Oxygen-sleepers; why this line?
Petroleum-keepers.

Petroleum plastic;
Petroleum-sound-speakers. is sound needed?
Petroleum-kitchens;
Petroleum-food-cleavers.

In this petroleum-running not sure if 'this' works best. maybe 'the' would be a better option
Heart, you will find
The love and adoration of
Fellow petroleum-man. fellow feels redundant

Petroleum-eaters;
Petroleum-bleeders.
Oxygen-thinkers; i don't think this line fits in. and i don't see it as a any sort of counterbalance either as there's not enough of it. (re this and the other oxygen line.)
Petroleum-breathers.

In this petroleum-running
Nation, you will find
The silent dependence of 'a' instead of 'the' if only to break the two 'the's' up
The petroleum-lifestyle.

Petroleum bird-guts;
Petroleum-waters.
Petroleum-ice-caps;
Petroleum-whalers.

Petroleum-poor? -
Petroleum-speakers.
Petroleum-war;
Petroleum-weepers.


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all comments & criticism welcome

I think I'm communicating very well here. I tried to be very clear. Please tell me what you are gleaning from the particular use of grammar; the meanings you take away- particularly lines like "Petroleum-bleeders".

thanks

it has an impact and for that reason alone it has worth. i'm not sure the two rhetorical stanza help the poems where they are, maybe one as the first and one as the last stanza would be better placements. not sure any question marks are needed nor most of the hyphens.
as far as list poetry goes it's okay but list poems aren't something i'm keen on so i may be biased.

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