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Submitted: April 30, 2009
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Last Stopby ~NikashaIniquitous

Digital Art / Photomanipulation / Conceptual

©2009-2013 ~NikashaIniquitous

They’ll say you had a full life.

They’ll talk about how you were a good kid on the farm,
And how you told us one mischievous story after the other:
Like throwing apples at the wasp nest near your father,
Or trying to make dynamite in the basement.

They’ll talk about your strong, religious convictions,
Your love of gospel music and live concerts,
And the deep, abiding friendship you had with my father
Kept vital to the bitter end.

They’ll talk about your work on the railroad,
The long hours spent away from home and family,
Your uncompromising demand for safety in the shops,
The way you hired the inspector away from OSHA.

You stood up to mob bosses
And you stood up to this goddamned disease,
Until it left you both bloated and withered
And the lucid moments became fewer
And empty look in your eyes absolutely crushed us.

I’ll remember that Christmas was the last time
That you tugged my long braid
To tell me you loved me
As if the words weren’t enough.

Rest now.
You've earned it.
09-17-36 to 04-30-09

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Nittany Lions Logo is a registered trademark of Penn State

~CONRAIL May 29, 2011 Filmographer

Great pictures

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~NikashaIniquitous Jun 5, 2011

Thank you so much; this was a very emotional piece for me.

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~Burizaaa Oct 2, 2009

me likei it

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*Joseph-W-Johns Jun 27, 2009 Professional Photographer

I see you overlapped a conrail and a csx

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~NikashaIniquitous Jun 27, 2009

Actually, the engine image is untouched except for the dates I added [link]

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*Joseph-W-Johns Jun 27, 2009 Professional Photographer

I forgot jdawg did that manipulation

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~D6669 May 23, 2009

Was the Nittany Lions jacket a comment or a coincidence?

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~NikashaIniquitous May 23, 2009

He was a HUGE Penn State fan, so I had to put the logo on the back of the jacket.

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~D6669 May 23, 2009

Guess as I'm a Temple alum that we were same city, wrong sides...but in the right way. Thanks for sharing the beauty.

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~NikashaIniquitous May 23, 2009

Thank you for your kind words.

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