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If you think
I'm just going to go away,
then you've got me all wrong.
And if you bet
I'll take offense
or get discouraged,
say "..
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Go little poem.
Go sneak into each ear
and vellicate the lobe
with vowels that chime
or blow upon the drum
to make them hear,..
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On shelf or counter
they will latent lie.
in supermarkets,
boxes 'neath the stairs,
or from a friend,
through ear or ey..
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The woods grow smaller every year. My leaves
Fall green and withered. Bitter water stings
My shrinking roots. Yet I am Laurel st..
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"Come on.
It's worth it,"
You said.
"Go ahead."
Your "it"
just might be all
tha..
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They toddle.
It's a phase.
Each used to crawl.
They watch and try and
master how to climb.
A little more they'll learn
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It's like in summer,
when your throat is dry
your lips draw tight,
your lungs refuse the air,
It's all you think about.
Y..
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"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of ex..
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To change my life today,
I'll not ignore injustice;
covet what I haven't got;
repress or
pity myself,
placate, plot.
I c..
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I am alive.
And even when alone,
I have the skills and peace
and all the stuff I need to thrive.
I'm more than good eno..
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