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When People Were Ugly

When people were ugly, they
grew long scraggily beards,
didn’t shave their armpits,
burned bras and smoked pot.

When people were ugly, they
believed the revolution would not be televised,
taxed the rich at 70%,
fought for civil rights and solar power.

Too bad everyone now believes, only
that they must be beautiful.

February 19, 2006 By Joshua Wait
Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: poetry

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