Friday, 24 July 2015

Taxman

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 When you are in this prison

Of the body

Beware of the Taxman

 

It’s not “There is one for you, and nineteen for me”

He will “take it all”

Awaits patiently the Taxman

 

Your service begins at birth

You pay with your ailment, fear and sorrow

Mail comes from the Taxman

 

He is the Sovereign

You are the subject living in false premise

There is the Taxman

 

Your heat of life will inevitably dim

“The pennies on your eyes” will stare

Will you see the Taxman?

 

This is His system

If His advices are kept

Happy is the Taxman

 

Written for M’s Get Listed – July @ Real Toads

 

Quotes are from Beetles' Taxman...

(The listed words were: taxman, heat, prison, fear, mail, inevitable, premise, sovereign, system, advice, beware, kept)

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15 comments:

  1. X24 July 2015 at 05:06

    I wonder if the taxman will tax even the pennies on our eyes, our pence for the boatman. Would not surprise me.

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  2. Kerry O'Connor24 July 2015 at 07:10

    A very clever use of the given words to address a social problem we are all prey to.

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  3. Sherry Blue Sky24 July 2015 at 08:03

    Oh this really nails it, Sumana! Great response to the prompt - two prompts, it looks like. Way to go.

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  4. Unknown24 July 2015 at 08:30

    Sumana this is brilliantly composed.

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  5. Unknown24 July 2015 at 08:30

    Sumana this is brilliantly composed.

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  6. Outlawyer24 July 2015 at 13:53

    Hi Sumana, this feels to me more like a bogeyman than taxman--the grim reaper as it were! Very chilling! Thanks. k.

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  7. Ella24 July 2015 at 17:41

    Wonderfully, done! You are so clever~

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  8. Scarlet24 July 2015 at 18:25

    I am wary of that taxman ~ Good job with the word list Sumana ~

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  9. Sweeper of Dreams24 July 2015 at 18:28

    how interesting! the spin on the tax of simply living in this body... quite lovely. cheers.

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  10. magiceye24 July 2015 at 21:35

    Big brother is watching all the time!!

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  11. hedgewitch25 July 2015 at 05:32

    I also am thinking the tax here is paid in more than money.

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  12. kaykuala25 July 2015 at 07:43

    The taxman will take everything eventually! That is how one remembers them. Well penned Sumana!

    Hank

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  13. Gail25 July 2015 at 07:45

    There is a saying, All you can count on is death and taxes. You have said that beautifully here.

    Thanks for visiting.

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  14. grapeling25 July 2015 at 12:39

    Sumana, you do the list justice, offering insight and yet also melody. thank you for adding your pen ~

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  15. C.C.25 July 2015 at 17:40

    Clever reference to the pennies on your eyes and how they will stare!

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