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Next poem is a love poem.

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It's called "Up Here."

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And it's about the
danger of language.

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The danger of language taking
the place of the real event.

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The motel was made
for love as you were.

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I undressed you with
grace and tenderness,

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kissing each newly bared part.

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There you lay, your small
white body throbbing

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in my hand like a bird.

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We were silent.

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The right word was not needed.

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Supple.

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What was I doing,
suddenly pacing

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around the bed scratching my
head staring down at your gaze

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up at me.

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Recognition.

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I would not call you Svelte.

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Your breasts were
barely a handful.

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I liked small breasts,
which fit a hand.

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Your thighs were a feast though.

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And walking now and then I
would dip down to nibble them.

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They were good, wholesome.

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They were the bread of life.

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Now your lips are moving.

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Now your hands reach up at me.

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I feel as if I might be one
or 2,000 feet above you.

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Your lips form something.

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A bubble which rises
and rises into my hand.

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Inside it is a word, help.

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I would like to
help, believe me.

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But up here nothing is possible.

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Nothing is clear.

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Help.

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Help me.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Thank you.

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