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Poet At 12 O'Clock

Cherry

By fey_mouse

Sun, 12 Sep 2004
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You say you're "always falling over
with little glimpses
of what it might be like
to stand up."

I think it's more to do with your
being on the brink
of flying every step:
you simply
haven't got the hang of why
you're not like the rest of us:
you have wings

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