[Newspoetry] (no subject)

gillespie william k gillespi at uiuc.edu
Thu Apr 12 13:18:40 CDT 2001


Ryan,

What does God have to do with the Liberty Bell?

Just curious,

William

William Gillespie
Spineless Books

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On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, ryan eckes wrote:

> newspoetry:  i know you guys already posted one about this event, but
> thought you'd enjoy anyhow.
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> the liberty bell lives!
>
> i want to take a sledgehammer to the liberty bell!
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> god lives!
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> i want to free the spirit inside the bell with god!
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> i want to be one with the american emblem of liberty!
>
> i want to make four little welts!
> everyone deserves four little welts in the liberty bell!
>
> god lives!
>
> the newspaper prints a diagram representing the "assault on the bell."
> first, the arrival.  then, the hammer blows.  and finally, the aftermath
>
> in which people gather around and stare at the bell
> while a restoration expert touches it up.
>
> god lives!
>
> i want to fuck the liberty bell in its crack!
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> i want to be one with the liberty bell!
>
> i want to be the liberty bell!
>
> ralph archbold, a well-known benjamin franklin portrayer, says
> "that bell has meant so much to so many people who could just
> reach out and touch it."
>
> like at&t?
> phones ring too.
>
> god lives!
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