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Since the book has
come out I have

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written four new poems,
which means I will publish

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my next book when I'm 100.

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And here is one of
those new poems.

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It is titled, "Departure."

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"Oh my needy pocket, the
crooked tunnel that is not,

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in fact, a tunnel.

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You have brought me joy,
you have brought me.

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Who am I to question?

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First chill, then stupor,
then the evacuation.

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And a man with a stained shirt,
my legs spread, are you sure?

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He asked.

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Yes, I said.

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she come back?

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Will she?

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I heard it all, the jar of me.

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I put on my pants
and gave thanks.

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I held my grief like
two limp tulips.

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What am I allowed to have?

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I'm still here.

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I'm still hers.

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I'm still a body licked by
stars, my eyes always drawn

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to the groveling.

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Bless these burnt wings.

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Bless, would I do it again?

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Yes, yes, yes."

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[APPLAUSE]

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