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sick of tillin' the ground

from i am only one of many fine threads by Jon Herr

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now grandad's dead and gone, and dad is workin' on it. i put my hand to the plow but, god, i'm sick of tillin' the ground. the clouds are watchin' me work! at war with the water and at war with the earth. at war!

but every stone in the river knows the ease with which she teaches even the hardest of us, and we will all fall -no matter how tall- when our time comes.

goliath, you were only a man, and david was as smooth as the stones he used, but i've got teath for tools, and i sleep with my boots on. i leave the dance floor in ruins, nobody tells me what i am to be doin'!

samson, you brought the house down, but you were bound and you were blind. nobody puts out my eyes! nobody leads me around! i splinter the dance floor. i drink for free. i do not fear the lord; the lord fears me!

cain, murderous first-born, chaos lurks around your door. god gave you the ground. she knew you'd misuse it. your great, great, great, great grandson's gonna make music!

now grandad's dead and gone, and dad is workin' on it. i put my hand to the plow but, god, i'm sick of tillin' the ground. the clouds are watchin' me work! at war with the water! at war with the earth!

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from i am only one of many fine threads, released May 22, 2018

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