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May 06
poem, audio 8 comments challenge: ListenUp
Rubber Soul

Trashcan Man

Trashcan Man.m4a
It was a matter of fact
Something Trashy didn't have 
All he had was a matter of time 
That was running out
Always something of flame
We knew Trashy was to blame 
I guess we never really understood
What he was about 

But his name
Became a game
I remember how we would shout

"Trashman
Come to get rid of the mess of the human race?
Soon you're gonna burn away the town
Are you gonna burn the whole damn world down?"
Young Trashy, Trashy was our clown

"Hey, Trashman
Don't you think it's best you burned off your face?
'Cause we're sick and tired of looking at you cry"
And to this day, I wonder why we felt so big 
When we saw our words leaking out of Trashy's eyes 

It was a matter of love
Something Trashy didn't know
Have I told you all the words we would call him? 
He was a matter of flame
Always hating at the rain 
I guess I still don't understand
Why we never let him in

But his name
Became a game 
I remember how we would shout 

"Hey, Trashman 
Come to get rid of the mess of the human race?
Soon you're gonna burn away your heart"
Young Trashy, how we tore him all apart 
Trashy, he became a star 

And we'd yell "Trashman
Don't you think it's best you burned out your brain? 
'Cause we're sick and tired of lookin' at you die" 
And to this day, I wonder why we weren't scared 
When we saw what was sleeping behind his eyes

We'd yell, "Hey, Trashman
Come to get rid of the mess of the human race? 
Soon you're gonna burn away the town"
Young Trashy, he burned the whole damn world down 
After that, Trashy just wasn't around 

I never believed in god
But if you're really there 
I ask you, please forgive me 
For what we did to the Trashcan Man...

(A/N: Wow, for some reason I haven't been that active on here lately... to make up for it here's a song I hope you all will enjoy! I was feeling a bit under the weather today, so my voice is a little off, but I hope the thing still sounds okay. -And yes, the song is inspired by the Steven King character.) 
 
Audio download:
Trashcan Man.m4a
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Posted: 05.06.19
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  1. LadyMidnight
    May 09, 2019

    This is AWESOME! You have a really nice voice.

    "There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemmingway

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  1. Rubber Soul
    May 09, 2019

    Thank you!

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  1. It's the cat
    May 12, 2019

    This is great! I really like it.

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  1. Rubber Soul
    May 12, 2019

    Thanks so much!

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  1. little elephants
    May 12, 2019

    your voice is so good!! keep it up

    Kaidin

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  1. Rubber Soul
    May 13, 2019

    Thanks! I definitely will!

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  1. Reid
    May 20, 2019

    Rubber Soul, I second all the great comments about this song. Your beautiful voice makes your poetry come alive and dance! I love this!

    YWP Executive Director
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  1. Rubber Soul
    May 20, 2019

    I'm so glad that so many people liked it! It's one of my favorites.

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