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How Many Poets Did I Know Growing Up
How many poets did I know growing up
I knew doctors, lawyers and bricklayers
Teachers, bookkeepers, naysayers
Local politicians and crossing guards
‘Handicapped’ people, we called them ‘retards’
I knew the guy who drove the ice cream truck
A professional gambler who was quick with a buck
I even knew a minister, rabbi, and priest
People from the coast, the south, and the Middle East
But I never knew a poet growing up
Seems that most were old or deceased
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Gershon Wolf
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