a silent sweep of the broom on wet pavement tells the whole story
if she should appear before morning chalk it up to new sneakers serve her something cold if she asks where I am
begone the tyrant in all of us as vigilant as sand
clock says it's over two the entrance blocked with spikes weighted ballast of the leering deal quizzing me alla time
all the richer children have gone off to sea all the folks we travelled with have ice cream on their cheeks no one knows our secrets yet as common as they are not again fair soldier no blame on me this time
particle theory 5 (reasons to stay)
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on wet pavement
tells the whole story
if she should appear before morning
chalk it up to new sneakers
serve her something cold
if she asks where I am
begone the tyrant in all of us
as vigilant as sand
clock says it's over two
the entrance blocked with spikes
weighted ballast of the leering deal
quizzing me alla time
all the richer children
have gone off to sea
all the folks we travelled with
have ice cream on their cheeks
no one knows our secrets yet
as common as they are
not again fair soldier
no blame on me this time