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Hot Dogs (Poem by Mark Borne)

We're like hot dogs,
Delicious food topped
With all sorts of dreams.
Then, slowly, Time eats
Us away, and the pain
Grows until we are gone.
So why even bother?
Because a life lived
For nothing is a life
Wasted, when we could
Have made a difference.

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  1. Well that was way deeper than I expected for a poem called 'Hot dogs.' Wow, that was surprisingly really good, you should honestly write a deep, food based poetry book, I think it'd be pretty cool honestly!

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    1. If I ever have a claim to fame, it's thanks to my food poetry xD

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  2. Wow. This is not what I expected. XD

    It's so deep! I love the meaning.

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    1. Lol Of course it ain't what you expected!

      It's like all my other food poetry. It's got an actual meaning lol

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    2. If i wrote a hot dog poem, it'll look like this:

      Hot dogs
      you can eat them on a log
      You can eat them with a frog
      You can eat them here
      you can eat them there
      you can eat them anywhere!

      ^not at all Dr. Suess inspired XD

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  3. Wow, this is an awesome poem. The title, in a way, is misleading since I'd never expect a poem called "Hot Dogs" to delve into a serious, meaningful topic such as this. I especially liked the last few lines; it's like a gut punch, since not many realize they've been living for "nothing" until a long time after the fact. Just wow. Amazingly written with a profound meaning.

    Excellent work.

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    1. Gracias lol

      Yeah, Hot Dogs and Meaningfulness aren't exactly similar themes xD I do that with most of my poetry. My Watermelon and Onion poems warn against false appearances, for example

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