3911. THIS SARABANDE

THIS SARABANDE

...Has got to go, cannot be danced.

The calliope sounds better, even when

it's dead. Look at that monkey, alive on

a stick! What gives with all that shtick?

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We are alive on a tightrope, for a moment;

balancing like treble on an old bass clef.

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Here's the reason I'm so happy: just today

I went to the place where we used to meet.

It's been paved over now, and they're building

nearby a gasoline station and convenience store.

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We are alive, on a tightrope, but for a moment.

We balance like treble, on an old bass clef.