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Inspiration
is spit and drywall,
is always "yes"
and a short dress
& sweater for the fall.
What we learn from our peers
is that life is beautiful,
but we die;
is that humans wouldn't 'get it'
if it was dangled
in their face;
is that commitment
(and also cookies)
are key;
is that we will get
what we want,
and hopefully
for free.

We can bend over
backward
like the river
snakes a line.

speak,OH speak
tell me whatcha heard
about motivation
or getting high.
about waking up
with a song in your head-
tambourine for a mouth,
a garden for a bed.
tell me you won't draw
a divide,
that you wont be
unwise.
that change is always
a possibility,
that people are what's important
about any city.

And we will bend over
backward
like the river
snakes a line.