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On a polished oak desk Wrapped in a thin dust-jacket Lies an unused pen, A blank sheet of paper, And an empty pack of cigarettes. I used to think that if these things could breathe, they would be loneliness personified. But that's wrong. If they lived, they wouldn't be lonely at all.
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Jul 16, 2015
Jul 16, 2015 at 7:39 PM UTC
Dusty, lonely things
On a polished oak desk Wrapped in a thin dust-jacket Lies an unused pen, A blank sheet of paper, And an empty pack of cigarettes. I used to think that if these things could breathe, they would be loneliness personified. But that's wrong. If they lived, they wouldn't be lonely at all.
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Jul 16, 2015
Jul 16, 2015 at 7:39 PM UTC
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