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We live in an era where everything is divided . . . into winning and losing, souled to the highest bitter. The “losers” of this world will rise up, the great unwatched — the revolution will not be televised.<\/p>\n

Winning\u2019s Everything<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There is a whirled
\nWear winning
\nIs awe that
\nMadders
\nZealot to the highest bidder
\nThe most stylish expediency
\nEver
\nFashioning
\nRank and rankling
\nIn a world made up
\nOf winners and losers
\nCaught in an order
\nBroke in
\nThe fix is in
\nDictating
\nNumber one and number two
\nFecund gold and silver
\nAnd plenty of coppers for everyone ails
\nSome beat
\nThere swords
\nOthers into plowshares
\nAnd somewhere in the mettle
\nThere are masses who will see
\nNo deference
\nAnd it will be time
\nFor the great unwatched<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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