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The Hourglass is a Great Metaphor
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People are selfish
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A million grains of sand
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Couldn't plug up one
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tiny hole
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5 Jul 08
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the cactus is a spindly thing,
with thorns upon its *ss --
and when it looks into a mirror,
it sees an hourglass.
—
joey
A thousand grains of sand, Not In My Back Yard...
Get the point but hardly majestic...
—
shaunsout
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