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2 ) ) ) take this poem Take this spoon from me, this cudgel, this axe Take this bowl this kettle, this continental plate Take, if you will, this shallow topsoil above my bedrock This swingset above the topsoil this raven from my hair Take your fear from its closet Take this shirt in need of washing this unread book Take this child this husband, this teacup, this provisional weather Take this pill with a tall glass ( ( ( 3 of water, take this bus deep into the interior Take my wife even if I meant to keep her Take my share I don’t need it Take as long as you need to Take this line between breathing and voting Take this city Take that expensive ship across this cellophane model of the sea Take the F train but not to Brooklyn Take the case of the missing cufflinks Take this beverage with its silver Pullman ice 4 ) ) ) Take me with you as far as you can go I won’t cause any trouble Take this office overlooking the people Take this patience and burn it to the ground Take down your vanities, your hippodrome your champagne pyramid Take down your hair your curtains, your razorwire fence Take off your greasepaint your necklace, your wig your inadequate armor Take off your coat Stay a little longer Take the low road out into the sunset ( ( ( 5 Take it out back And take it to the people Take Florida Take Ohio Take Wisconsin Take Missouri Take this chamber like a bullet Take this house and paint it black or take it down ...