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One more sip.

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"At the stop sign,
a man, a young man,

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everyone's young
these days, walks down

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the south side of Glen,
arms waving, conducting

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his secret song.

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That's all that happens.

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He turns the corner,
red shirt flapping,

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high water pants
showing white ankles,

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legs moving to an inner heat.

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The sun beats down.

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His head, his red
corkscrew curls.

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His eyes meet mine.

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Nothing else.

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Nothing else happens.

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I think if I wasn't in this car,
if my windows weren't rolled

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up, he would say something.

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I know he wants
to sing out loud.

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I know, inside, he's singing.

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I wish I knew his name.

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I wish I could hear his song.

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At a stop sign the other
day, I have my windows down.

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I hear a bird singing.

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That's all that happens,
that small thing.

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Me with my 1/2 deaf ears
over the hum of the engine,

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I hear a bird sing.

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I'm paying attention.

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The car idling at a stop sign,
the bird sings in a tree.

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I'm actually paying attention.

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No radio playing.

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No thoughts rattling
gray gravel in my head.

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I hear a bird.

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That's all, a bird
I can't even name.

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At a stop sign years ago,
windows rolled up in the rain,

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I hear music.

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That's all that happens.

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I hear 'Barber's
Adagio for Strings.'

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I hear those high-pitched
screams at the end.

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That's all.

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The radio station comes
through loud and clear.

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In the rain, in the
car, I stop thinking.

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I pay attention.

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That's what happens.

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That's all.

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I hear for once.

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I think I hear angels.

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I can't be sure.

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I hear singing.

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Nothing else happens.

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And for a minute or
so, at the stop sign,

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I think I hear something.

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I stop thinking.

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I stop thinking.

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I stop thinking
of my next drink."

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