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Here are the poems:
1-rent
Sharing a Room with Big Sis
By Joe Mohr
Laughing, sharing, tickling, singing,
Playing checkers, jumping, kinging
Reading books, you choose then me
Sharing rooms, fun as can be.
Stealing, breaking, yelling, spying
Line down the middle inspiring crying
Tackling kicking bloody nose bent
Regretting demanding sis pay rent.
vs.
16-parallax
The Parallax
By William Peery
The parasitic Parallax
is known to bathe in weasel wax;
its two mouths feed on sugar beets
and unsuspecting parakeets.
The creature’s pushy, impolite—
a telemarketer by night.
1-rent vs. 16-parallax
- 1-rent (Joe Mohr) (38%, 48 Votes)
- 16-parallax (William Peery) (62%, 79 Votes)
Total Voters: 127
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