that's the way

that's the way, originally uploaded by on·tol·o·gy.

A poem written on my friend's wall by a previous tenant.

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That's the way the fire burns That's the way the wheel turns that's the way the fortune tells that's the way the cookin' smells that's the way the tobacco smokes that's the way the throat chokes that's the way the hole digs that's the way the dancer jigs, that's the way the cookie crumbles that's the way the baby tumbles, that's the way the snake bites that's the way the Bull fights that's the way the donkey kicks that's the way the cactus pricks that's the way the rain falls that's the way the car stalls that's the way the wind Blows that's the way the water flows that's the way the coffee drips that's the way the cow tips that's the way the water Boils That's the way the milk spoils that's the way fruit rots that's the way the horse trots that's the way the foot slips That's the way the coin flips that's the way the sun shines that's the way the nose grinds that's the way the knot ties That's the way the eagle cries, that's the way the echo bounces that's the way the cat pounces that's the way the clock ticks That's the way the card tricks that's the way the river freezes that's the way the old man wheezes that's the way the dog pants That's the way the hill slants that's the way the Bird sings that's the way the bell rings. That's the way the fist clenches.
That's the way the gut wrenches.

- Anonymous

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