∑he'etter poet
once upoimirl wentanother state
she thought that she was only staying for three months
only there did she realize that this sojourn wouldendless
she meirlpickingher pencil and saying “you’re wele”
but only afteear did they bee buddies
they wentmalls togetherfriday
they wentthe punahou fair with their friend
they wenther churchsing psalms
paredher friend the girl didn’t talk much
she had intelligence onlyappearance
the girl harother who waodel
chinese festival they wenta paradedowntown
she posedfrontthe stores named “ross”
she dared herphoto bum the spectators
but the girl tried and failed
even though her friend didn’t get straight as
even though her friend didn’t know all the words that she knew
but she waetter poet
her poems toldstories
but her poems were waggish and convivial
her poems mad cry
was last year’s valentihat the girl departed
but upon farewell she couldn’t find her friendthe crowd
her poems once blossomed
but they soon withered
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