Poem: Philosophy of the World
(after The Shaggs)
The rich people want what the poor people have got
The cold people find a new warmth to hold
The people I was when I was so young are not the people
I’m trying to be as I get old, but it’s hard sometimes
It’s hard sometimes. You try to keep in time, but you like
to colour outside the lines. It’s just more fun. And you
don’t know you’re wrong…
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