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He Wishes He Had A Taxi Fare Home

In imitation of W.B. Yeats’ ‘Aedh Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven

 

Had I but money equal to a taxi fare,

To enable me to avoid such a fate –

The kicks and punches and bruises

Of a youthful Saturday night –

I would have ordered a taxi home.

But I, being drunk, have gotten into a fight;

I am spread in drunkenness under your feet;

Jump softly because you jump on my head.

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Written by
mark-conroy
Irish
Published
Apr 1, 2010
Lines·Words
9·74
Notes

Original Poem:

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,

Enwrought with golden and silver light,

The blue and the dim and the dark cloths

Of night and light and the half-light,

I would spread the cloths under your feet:

But I, being poor, have only my dreams;

I have spread my dreams under your feet;

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

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