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Why do you put up with a social climber With two rungs left Before his feet touch the earth? Is it pity, empathy or indifference? *Choices are often ultimatums; Free will is frequently channelled; Chaos and dominos infiltrate like moles; Serendipity and chance prevail. A few rungs were damaged, And the playing field is never level.* Why do you put up with one so down? Ladders, she says, *extend both ways, The angles depend on aspirations. Going up varies, Coming down, inevitable.* She concludes with: *The law of gravity is grave. That's how.*
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Dec 2, 2016
Dec 2, 2016 at 9:27 AM UTC
Ladders
Why do you put up with a social climber With two rungs left Before his feet touch the earth? Is it pity, empathy or indifference? *Choices are often ultimatums; Free will is frequently channelled; Chaos and dominos infiltrate like moles; Serendipity and chance prevail. A few rungs were damaged, And the playing field is never level.* Why do you put up with one so down? Ladders, she says, *extend both ways, The angles depend on aspirations. Going up varies, Coming down, inevitable.* She concludes with: *The law of gravity is grave. That's how.*
francie-lynch
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Dec 2, 2016
Dec 2, 2016 at 9:27 AM UTC
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