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The thousandth and tenth day of the human totem pole: |
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The morning was distemper grey |
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Of the thousandth and tenth day of the human totem pole |
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The man at the bottom was smiling |
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He had just finished his breakfast smiling |
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It hadn't rained or manured for over two hours |
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The man at the top was starving |
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The pole was a horrible looking thing |
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With all of those eyes and ears |
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And waving hands for balance |
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There was no way to get a copter in close |
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So everybody was starving together |
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The man at the top had long ago given up |
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But didn't have nerve enough to climb down |
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At night the pole would talk to itself |
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And the chatter wasn't too good |
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Obviously the pole didn't like itself |
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It wanted to walk! |
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It was the summer and it was hot |
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And balance wouldn't permit a skinning to undergarments |
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It was an integrated pole, it was taking on a reddish-brown cast |
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Exercise on the pole was isometric |
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Kind of a flex and then balance |
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Then the eyes would roll together |
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The ears wiggle, hands balance |
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There was a gurgling and googling heard |
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A tenth of the way up the pole |
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Approaching was a small child |
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With Statue of Liberty doll |