It's not now called evesdropping.
No one is right outside,
Standing under your eves.
Not right now.
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This here's his assignment
Solitary confinement
He doesn't feel great
Being ward of the State
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Summer of 1966 I was
Just out of high school
Newspaper web press apprentice
For the San Francisco Chronicle
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Love is a leap
No matter what they say
Whether it is forever
A season or just a day
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Frost covers fallen bridges,
As it does the ones that stand.
The whiteness settles overywhere.
It's gone when I touch your hand.
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Words describing the
Sharp silents sounds
Of a single edged razor blade
Slicing through wrist and vein - -
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First light is not seen
By many these days
Either they're still asleep
Covers over thier head or
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What's keepng me
From writing better poetry
(Beyond not finding a word
That rhymes with orange)
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Overheard a teacher
the other day
Having coffee
Telling a friend
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