Weight of a Distant Future
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Weight of a Distant Future
David J Walker
So what
He thought
And he was right
To question
The perfect
Sound of the songbird
Singing his name
Coincidence
Is all
It’s the same
as when
The penny scare
Has correctly stated your weight
And guessed at your fate
Without your name
And only you may remember
In a distant future
Appalled
So what
He thought
Though he was
Already white
As a ghost
Most of the time
The host
Singing the song
Gets it all wrong
You know
Although
It remembers
your name
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