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That Garbage Barge, A Riverboat Song
That garbage barge is a dented, rusted scowl,
and the smell from it makes all the atmosphere foul:
and this is much more than mere insinutation:
just take a whiff, and your own inhalation
will give you plenty of proof and evidence
(and not at all a pleasant experience).
It floats behind us, not needing to make
the least effort---merely drifting on our wake.
The malevolent odor is always hovering---
rancid, offensive, inappropriate and vile;
and from its loads, maggots are busy uncovering
themselves to dance about and flash a smile.
And Thurston Kleinseight Goiter's captaincy
is revealed as maritime travesty.
