Polka till you die

by Ares   Apr 4, 2008


Pete Becker made the newswire this morning,
big picture from a holiday in Sweden,
but he took the life of Arbitar,
a rich girl from sandy Qatar.

it's coming your way,
it's coming your way.
I know what you're hoping for,
this is coming your way.

you got the money and you got the style,
but I won't follow your lead,
we play our poker with machine guns,
got no respect for those with power,
now it's you who got show us how you get by,
and you shall dance the polka till you die.

hey Pete, I hope you know your prayers,
you're gonna need them before you go to bed,
it can get hot down there
it can get hot down there,
hey Pete, it's getting freaking hot down there.

you're going down against your will or your "nay!"
it is I that's gonna show you the way,
if I see that you are gonna be bad,
please remember that your God is my dad.

yeah, it's coming your way,
it's coming your way.
I know what you're hoping for,
this is coming your way.

you got the money and you got the style,
but I won't follow your lead,
we play our poker with machine guns,
got no respect for those with power,
now it's you who got show us all your cards,
and you shall dance the polka for us,
must dance the polka till you die...

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  • 16 years ago

    by Gabba Gabba Hey

    Very good! You know who this poem kind of reminds me of?--Edwin Arlington Robinson...he was always good at developing characters and writing from their shoes, which you've done very well here. The dialect really adds to the feeling of the person you are writing about, and there are hidden meanings here that can only be found through several readings.

    'hey Pete, I hope you know your prayers,
    you're gonna need them before you go bed,
    it can get hot down there
    it can get hot down there,
    hey Pete, it's getting freaking hot down there.'

    ^ these are probably my favorite lines in the whole entire poem...they're just...intriguing...good job!