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A cup of coffee and peace of mind
is all I ask of this faithless world.
To take your word I'd have to be blind.
A cup of coffee and peace! Of mind
I have little left to give your kind.
Your presumptions at me are hurled.
A cup of coffee. And peace of mind
is all I ask of this faithless world.
 

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Is all I ask of this faithless world
too grand for it to deliver?
A pen and page with corners uncurled
is all I ask. Of this faithless world,
in which platitudes are wildly hurled,
some set their sights upon silver.
Is all I ask of this faithless world
too grand for it to deliver?
 

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Too grand. For it to deliver
one needs a modicum of modesty.
Poetry forced becomes a palaver
too grand for it. To deliver
the word's sweat-wrung laborer
don't make the poem's ante
too grand for it to deliver.
One needs a modicum of modesty.
 

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One needs a modicum of modesty
to be the writer of worldly stories
because of its esteem necessity.
One needs a modicum of modesty
using language can be very testy,
for one's own honor and bestowed glories.
One needs a modicum of modesty
to be the writer of worldly stories.
 

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"To be the writer of worldly stories,"
she told me. "As you used to do. To me,
it's the blood of life. Be notorious -
to be the writer of worldly stories.
That's what I want." I saw the worries
in her eyes. "You asked, although you knew me:
To be the writer of worldly stories,"
she told me. "As you used to do to me."
 

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She told me as you used to, "Do to me
what you will." What if that will is a sin?
"License is not a right given for free,"
she told me. As you used to do to me,
with every kiss she gives the third degree.
"You're married now; there's no way you can win,"
she told me. As you used to, do to me
what you will. What if that will is a sin?
 

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What? You will what? If that will is a sin
I can hardly be bothered. To condemn you
would halt your trip into this world to begin
what you will. What if? That will is a sin?
Do you think any evil man wouldn't grin
when your innocent actions turn to do
what you will? What if that will is a sin?
I can hardly be bothered to condemn you.
 
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I can hardly be bothered to condemn you,
what willed, will be...
the aftermath, no doubt, will ensue;
I can hardly be bothered to condemn you.

each offense (I'll measure) will accrue,
becoming a terrible litany;
I can hardly be bothered to condemn you,
what willed, will be.
 

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What willed Will, be-
fore the desire of riches?
Globe fantasy?
What willed Will, be-
fore Richard Three?
Three plays of Henry the Sixes.
What willed will be
for the desire of riches.

In American football this might be called a quick kick (probably out of bounds to boot).
 
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In American football this might be called a quick kick (probably out of bounds to boot).
(At least you were the one brave enough to punt it. ;))



For the desire of riches
an unwise man will sell his soul.
Love of gold turns men into bitches
for the desire. Of riches,
there is no counting the itches
of greedy palms-- an untold toll
for the desire of riches.
An unwise man will sell his soul.
 

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an unwise man will sell, his soul
is worth so little. his mind, his will, his feelings,
there's little care; they're cold.
an unwise man will sell his soul.
what he has to say, "worthless", he's told;
with others, he has no dealings;
dejected - his life, to scold,
is worth so little - his mind, his will, his feelings.
 
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Is 'worth' so little? His mind, his will, his feelings
all rolled into one small measure...
No matter what anyone concealing
is worth, so little his mind, his will—his feelings
no greater than the weight of his dealings.
When counted the truest treasure
is worth so little (his mind, his will, his feelings)
all rolled into one small measure.
 
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I want to wad you up into my life
until there is no other us—
cotton to pack the daily strife;
I want to wad you up. Into my life,
I'd wrap the trouble just to spite
the wedding bells that clang distrust.
I want to wad you up into my life
until there is no other us.
 

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I'll keep our faces under glass
whenever the daylight glimmers—
but when night settles by halves,
I'll keep our faces under glass
and wait until the moonlit grass
grows beyond its nightly shimmer.
I'll keep our faces, under glass,
whenever the daylight glimmers.
 
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whenever: the daylight glimmers,
silence seals the pact;
love's mirage shimmers,
whenever the daylight glimmers.
it is only then that passion remembers
the moment is its only fact,
whenever: the daylight glimmers;
silence seals the pact.
 
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Silence seals the pact
The hush of breath caught in his chest
Too frail to move, too weak to act
Silence seals the pact
Sworn in blood, bright crimson track
In aching truth too late confessed
Silence seals the pact
The hush of breath caught in his chest
 

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the hush, of breath caught in his chest,
spoke the final hour;
a tender heart lain to rest,
the hush, of breath caught in his chest.
only silence could attest,
the end of life so dour;
the hush, of breath caught in his chest,
spoke the final hour.
 

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spoke the final hour,
"a moment's passing, seems so small,
you'll scarcely feel its power".
spoke the final hour,
"at once too late, the greatest plans go sour;
all that's dreamt, soon begins to fall".
spoke the final hour,
"a moment's passing, seems so small".
 
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a moment's passing seems so small,
it is a glance, a smile, a touch;
eternity, held enthralled,
a moment's passing seems so small.

holding thoughts so dear to all,
(held in such a tiny clutch)
a moment's passing seems so small;
it is a glance, a smile, a touch.
 

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It is a glance, a smile, a touch,
or maybe the wink of his eye.
His kindly manner says as much—
it is a glance, a smile, a touch.

The wretch is watching double Dutch;
the city park he likes to ply:
it is a glance, a smile, a touch,
or maybe the wink of his eye.
 
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Something led me here,
specter or a dream
where ghouls interfere.
Something led me here
horrid, gruesome seer
made a deathlike scream.
Something led me here,
specter or a dream.
 

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specter, or a dream,
life will overwhelm
or, it will seem;
specter, or a dream,
it's such a tricky scheme.
with no guiding force at helm,
specter, or a dream,
life will overwhelm.
 
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