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Dustin Williamson: it’s gross but the Americans love it


sniffing back a huge snot in the middle of class.
but what can you do,
people are gross. IT’S HARD
TO AVOID THEM
“many Americans
feel overworked, isolated, worried, and unhappy.”
But it turns out
Americans eat 10 percent to 30 percent more.
you go to a steakhouse, it’s gross
but simply a
Americans eat 10% to 30% more than they need,
when she goes to a steak house it’s gross.
simply a
YEAH IT’S GROSS, BUT
IT’S A GREAT WAY TO SHOW
just how many people [are] lurking
in every aspect of
the American way.
It’s crunchy but turns to sweet butter.
I know it sounds gross
but if you’re reading this
you’re obviously curious about
meat.
that has comforted North Americans
for some people, that love
to know what I can expect
when mommy sees daddy
on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.
YOU REALLY SHOULDN’T SAY
‘I LOVE YOU’ unless you mean it
but this is NPR with Terry Gross.
See if I was in charge, give me the reins.

Dustin Williamson (www.rustbuckle.blog-city.com): "My first Google poem: here it is with very few edits."

More poetry in English/Finnish:
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