Page 32 - The Gluckman Occasional Number Ten
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There is a tide in             And yours is at ebb,
                           the affairs of men.           revealing silt and jetsam.










                    I’d like to die at home           I’d like to die at home
                    friends and family.                not of embarrassment.
                    in bed, surrounded by           in bed, too—but










                           How do you feel            I don’t know: my mood ring
                           about me now?              needs a new battery.










                   I used to think that you         And I used to love that you
                   were capable of love.             thought I was capable.
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