{"id":7385,"date":"2014-10-10T09:50:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T13:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gadflyonline.com\/home\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2014-10-17T11:47:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T15:47:58","slug":"if-sam-axe-died-and-unions-a-parody-of-drowning-pools-song-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gadflyonline.com\/home\/index.php\/if-sam-axe-died-and-unions-a-parody-of-drowning-pools-song-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"If Sam Axe Died and Unions: A Parody of Drowning Pool’s Song, “Bodies”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sam<\/a><\/p>\n

If Sam Axe Died<\/strong><\/p>\n

If Sam Axe died<\/p>\n

on USA’s intense dramatic show,<\/p>\n

I would have cried<\/p>\n

for a character I always wanted to know,<\/p>\n

and Burn Notice would have sighed<\/p>\n

a sweet but bitter good-bye<\/p>\n

to the beer-guzzling guy,<\/p>\n

whose story would now lie<\/p>\n

six feet deep under the brilliant blue sky.<\/p>\n

Good-bye, Sam Axe, good-bye<\/p>\n

for all this time that had to fly<\/p>\n

to the possible end of a great show<\/p>\n

and to remember a character<\/p>\n

that I always wanted to know.<\/p>\n

\"unions\"<\/p>\n

Unions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the… floor
\nPrivatized why for (why for)
\nCan’t the rich stop taking more
\n(here we go, here we go, here we go)<\/p>\n

One – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nTwo – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nThree – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nFour – Nothing wrong with state jobs<\/p>\n

One – Someone’s got to give
\nTwo – Someone’s got to give
\nThree – Someone’s got to give
\nNow<\/p>\n

Let the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\n(Now)<\/p>\n

Recession begins again (again)
\nUnemployment’s my best friend
\n(here we go, here we go, here we go)<\/p>\n

One – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nTwo – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nThree – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nFour – Nothing wrong with state jobs<\/p>\n

One – Someone’s got to give
\nTwo – Someone’s got to give
\nThree – Someone’s got to give
\nNow<\/p>\n

Let the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor<\/p>\n

Side by side, we stand strong
\nYou’re all worried now but you’re not alone
\nJobs are slipping but we’re still here
\nDriven by fate not to be consumed by fear<\/p>\n

Let the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor<\/p>\n

One – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nTwo – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nThree – Nothing wrong with state jobs
\nFour – Nothing wrong with state jobs<\/p>\n

One – Someone’s got to give
\nTwo – Someone’s got to give
\nThree – Someone’s got to give
\nNow<\/p>\n

Let the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor
\nLet the unions hit the floor<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Melissa R. Mendelson is a published short story author and a self-published poet, whose work has been featured in The Outreach for Breast Health Foundation’s Anthology: Beyond Memories, Names in a Jar: A Collection of Poetry by 100 Contemporary American Poets, and Espresso Fiction: A Collection of Flash Fiction for the Average Joe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If Sam Axe died
\non USA’s intense dramatic show,
\nI would have cried
\nfor a character I always wanted to know,
\nand Burn Notice would have sighed<\/p>\n

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