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City

I looked up from the ghetto

And I saw a little plastic American flag hanging out the window,

And a blue pinwheel softly spinning,

And down at my feet a hoard of pigeons gathered round a chicken leg

And I wonder if they’re aware

That they’re eating a bird

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Jun 8, 2012
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