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And then a different
family poem,

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not overtly about my own family,
although sort of little echo.

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A poem called, "Yesterday."

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"My friend says, I was not
a good son, you understand.

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I say, yes, I understand.

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He says, I did not go to see my
parents very often, you know.

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And I say, yes, I know.

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Even when I was living
in the same city,

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he says, maybe I would
go there once a month

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or maybe even less.

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I say, oh, yes.

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He says, the last time
I went to see my father.

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I say, the last time
I saw my father.

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He says the last
time I saw my father,

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he was asking me about my
life, how I was making out.

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And he went into the next room
to get something to give me.

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Oh, I say, feeling again
the cold of my father's hand

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the last time.

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He says, and my father
turned in the doorway

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and saw me look
at my wristwatch.

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And he said, you
know, I would like

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you to stay and talk with me.

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Oh, yes, I say.

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But if you are busy,
he said, I don't

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want you to feel that you have
to, just because I'm here.

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I say nothing.

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He says, my father
said maybe you have

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important work you were doing.

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Or maybe you should
be seeing somebody.

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I don't want to keep you.

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I look out the window.

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My friend is older than I am.

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He says, and I told
my father it was so.

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And I got up and left
him then, you know.

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Though there was nowhere I had
to go and nothing I had to do."

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