Traditions Die Young [audio]

[rowens]

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[Keith]

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Hi Rowens
This sound really interesting, it would be great to post the words so I can follow. Thanks TOMH

[rowens]

I don't have the words with me. It's from an old book I made that I don't have a copy of. I just had the recording. I don't know where the original papers are. People in my family tend to hate my writings, and throw them away when I'm not around.

[cidermaid]

Hi Rowens,
I would also like to see the words - any chance you could do a self transcript and post it. I would be happy to try for you but line breaks and punctuation might go awry. Also in a couple of places the recording is not so clear. But it was great to hear it spoken as the writer intended it. Thanks for posting this. (I'm assuming this was yourself reading it out).
Pm me if you would like me to try an transcript.

[rowens]

All right. I'll try to get it right.

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Traditions die young in Earths like ours.
[align]Thoughts transpire
[align]As events expire.
Left all to these inarticulate squealers.

Burn rich man’s gold in junk man’s words,
[align]Weave a wall of sound,
[align]A cotton ball’s fury
Laced with chemicals that make the brain howl.

And laugh, laugh at war’s injustice.
[align]‘War, war, man, war.’
[align]At heartbreak of generic cut throat street type.
Street wise pedestal raised high for you, guys.

Burn books, but not with pagan words!
[align]No, no. Equality.
[align]Raise the torch for peace, man.
Give me a crowd of people and I’ll show peace, man.

[/align] [align]In a blanket of ashes.

[arbil_poieo]

I really enjoyed this. I loved how you ended it, the strength of the poem kept building. Really impressive.