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In the Night

A girl approached me in the street After bedtime, on my way home After closing time; still on my way home She asked if I had something to drink She said I could do anything I wanted; to her I let her walk on by; all alone Tall, black-haired and sad On my way home I thought about What would have happened If she had swapped Those two sentences If she had said I could do anything i wanted; first Then she would have been Tall, dark-haired and thirsty

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