Short People

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by wooleeheron, Oct 25, 2018.

  1. wooleeheron

    wooleeheron Brain Damaged Lifetime Supporter

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    Short People

    Short people got no reason
    Short people got no reason
    Short people got no reason

    To Live
    They got little hands
    And little eyes
    And they walk around
    Tellin' great big lies
    They got little noses
    And tiny little teeth
    They wear platform shoe

    On their nasty little feet
    Well, I don't want no short people
    Don't want no short people
    Don't want no short people

    Round Here
    Short people are just the same
    As you and I
    (A fool such as I)
    All men are brothers
    Until the day they die

    (Its a Wonderful World)
    Short people got nobody
    Short people got nobody
    Short people got nobody

    To Love
    They got little baby legs
    And they stand so low
    You got to pick 'em up
    Just to say hello
    They got little cars
    That got beep, beep, beep
    They got little voices
    Goin' peep, peep, peep
    They got grubby little fingers
    And dirty little minds
    They're gonna get you every time
    Well, I don't want no short people
    Don't want no short people
    Don't want no short people
    'Round here
    (Randy Newman)
     
  2. wooleeheron

    wooleeheron Brain Damaged Lifetime Supporter

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    I've had this song going through my head for awhile now, and finally realized its significance. What it describes, besides the obvious, is the neotenic tendencies of the laws of thought and physics. The poem describes how we often perceive our own subconscious mind and ego. Imagine a five year old saying this to a three year old, and you start to get the idea that we're all Big Babies to somebody else, including ourselves.
     

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