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    Feed the Beast
    Feed the Beast
    Feed the Beast
    Ebook103 pages59 minutes

    Feed the Beast

    By Gary Hawkes

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    Collection of poems and songs written about everyting from love, loss, war and the modern day American Dream.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGary Hawkes
    Release dateOct 2, 2013
    ISBN9781301962853
    Feed the Beast
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    Gary Hawkes

    Gary Hawkes spent most of his child hood years on Whidbey Island in western Washington, aside from three years spent in Japan during his mother and step-father's Navy deployment. The experience of living in Japan and calling that country home and then moving back to the U.S., had quite the effect on the young aspiring writer; a unique perspective on what it means to be an American.Early on however, Gary's interests were mostly in music and sports. It was periodic encouragements from family and specifically a high school teacher that spurred Gary to pursue writing more diligently later on. Most of the writer's early work were simple short stories and some poetry.Several years after graduating college he published his first collection of poems and followed quickly after with several more books of poetry and short stories. Currently living in Washington State.

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      Feed the Beast - Gary Hawkes

      Feed the Beast

      By Gary Hawkes

      Copyright Gary Hawkes 2013
      Smashwords Edition

      The Table

      Fading fast into the beckoning night

      Calming voices ensure it’s all right

      Ambivalence presence that denies patience

      Captures the beckoning call,

      From the Beast, at his insistence

      Fortunes turn for those of kindred spirit

      Goals more than just being rich

      Willing and able

      Ready to sit at the table

      Save a spot

      Before it gets too hot

      Soul bends to what The Others demand

      Hard to make them understand

      Prosper now while things are on the up swing

      Don’t linger too long on the forgotten song

      Vision of everything, all that went wrong

      Partnering up for this next voyage

      Ramblin’ man ambles out of the garage

      Soon it will be time to start

      Willing and able

      Ready to sit at the table

      Save a spot

      Before it gets too hot

      Dreams

      Making up the Dreams as I go along in my own head

      What world I live in

      I don’t care that’s it’s filled with sin

      Whatever I am it is what I am

      Don’t really care if I repent Uncle Sam

      Just want to live and have a good time

      The last one should be a good one, before the lyme

      The words get dark though I know

      It is though my only way to say so

      Life is good, right?

      Yes, she yelled; be with ME tonight

      Restless Beast

      The beast became too restless and unleashed the furry

      Caged too long, it becomes time to worry

      Mixed results from the previous adventures

      Dubious actions cause the others to censure

      Opportunity small for the beast to strive

      Spinning out of control, anything to survive

      Order are given, trying to keep hope alive

      Gathering up resources before the next great dive

      Seaside

      Seaside is where I reside

      At least for right now

      Don’t know how

      I ended up here

      But, possibly drink a beer

      And think ‘bout

      Life up to here

      Where am I going?

      May need some showing

      But, I know soon things will be glowing

      Mind

      Need to exercise the mind more

      Old field glories making me sore

      Dad telling me, you ain’t gonna make it

      This time it won’t put me in a fit

      It only makes me pursue this more

      Allowing thunder to lead the way

      Not allowing the lightening to make its play

      It’s beginning now; like it or not

      Why not shut up and give it a shot

      I’ll pursue mine

      You pursue yours

      When it’s my mind

      Everything is fine

      Bar

      Sitting at the bar

      Wondering how far

      This new adventure will last

      Is it greed to want to be a star?

      A different kind for this so far

      The jukebox is empty; put in some bills

      Rooms getting still

      Spreading good music throughout the northwest

      Everyone knows we’re the best

      Lyrics still a work in progress

      Get better as go along I guess

      Eastern

      Making my return to Eastern

      Glory days I’ve long learned

      Forever bound to this place in the Palouse

      Although I ain’t ever seen a moose

      Good buddies; doing good on their own

      At least that’s what Facebook has shown

      Incapable of leaving this place behind

      But it’s not always on my mind

      Meeting the new guys at my house

      Makes me proud of what brotherhood is about

      Getting good stuff sitting on the bar stool

      This adventure won’t lead to me as a fool

      Work

      Time to get back to work

      The job is not done

      Morning bears the rising sun

      The others may give another look

      Have to pay for all the adventure

      My pockets aren’t deep for sure

      Others have it easy;

      World paved for them,

      Mine was bumpy with many twists,

      Both struggling and feeling breezy

      Even as low as I was, others still had it worse

      Even my best will never be as good as the rich man’s mythical curse

      It’s time for US, not the U.S. to unite together under a common cause

      Why are rich white men living 3000 miles away deciding all our laws?

      It’s a controlled rage that keeps me on this journey

      In the end, we decide who wins the tourney

      The absurdity gets me every time

      Why we allow such a tiny group to control our every dime

      We must keep civil, despite the inclination

      To let it get messy and rely on reincarnation

      The Rock Creed

      I follow the Religion of Rock ‘n Roll

      Much better for the soul

      Than the others that make me feel old

      Feel it in your bones through and through

      Anytime is good; even the afternoon

      The legend of the cross roads is true

      And I’d probably make that deal too

      Like Bon said, Hell ain’t a bad a place to be

      At least I know that’ll I’ll be free

      Best

      Seem to write best when

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