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I Will Come Back (to my love)After I finish this, I will come back to you / I will come back if it means I must swim oceans / If it means I must crush and cut through mountains

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29 3 2011It is the last Tuesday of March in 2011 / Two months ago, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali / Prime minister of Tunisia, was forced into exile

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The Empty ManFor every bit of advice on the matter / For every warning and caution against it / He would still give his heart like a fool if he could

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Four to EightI watched spiders make their webs / Four to five paces apart / North to south along the ficus hedge

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UnderneathI sold my skin one evening / As I had times before / He was a pale man this time

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Follow the WindFollow the wind, though he leads you from the sea, / Though he will take through the world as he please / Such wondrous places the wind can take you

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PermissionWhat I didn’t tell you that day is that I love you / Because I was afraid you would change towards me / Treat me differently and that I’d have to act differently

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Ramble (12-12-2011)What is it / About the simpler language / The easy words that I love so much?

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Forgettable PrayerGods, let me write a forgettable poem / Let it be sweet and wonderful / Lightly stroking the hearts of all who read

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With D.He is like a smile to me / One earnestly shown / The flash of perfect-imperfect teeth

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