6313. LAND OF MOMENTS

LAND OF MOMENTS

Let me take your hand, this once, okay,

and carry you through  -  there is another

world of magic past this illusion we pay

for. The world is lit by hope. I hope 

you can understand.

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Third Street has me sitting in a black box 

and handcuffs. It's been said I cannot move

until the new Chairman arrives  -  he's been

called for, but that was already four days ago.

There's a chess club on the far corner, and all

I can do now is watch the geeky guys come

and go. Do no women play this odd game?

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I want to be Knight, a Rook, a King, in fact.

Anything that would allow me here to change 

my shirt. I pray to any foreign God I find  -

booklets, pamphlets, parchment notes abound.

Any foreign God I find.