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A Poem

Sitting on a bench in Washington Square
With Sally, five a.m., watching the joggers come out of their caves.
Sat next to a man drinking cough medicine
Waiting to buy his first bottle of the day.
He said: "On this bench many years ago I wrote a poem
I'll recite it if you have the ears."
And the dawn broke over the playground in Manhattan
Like any other morning of any other year.

I was untarnished so full of my gifts
I sort of smiled and looked at Sally but she looked wise
And we listened as he spoke and watched the sun rise.

It was a poem about children playing on swings
Like children have always played on swings
About being an old man watching the children playing on swings
And children will always play on swings.

I looked into his eyes, he was sick but so was I
And Sally said: "Hey man, here's a five
I think the stores are opening, second coming's following
Hey man, go and get yourself some wine."

Words music and instruments by Paul Roessler

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from Soft in a Hard World (Part 4 of "The Drug Years"), released January 1, 2022

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