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32 Crocodile Tears Roam like a roving ghost, I now must In search of a fairy tale castle Only a shadow of my glory past Only yesterday I was pivot On this pendulum grasshoppers danced Snored, swayed off balance Curses galore to you, my children At akimbo you stood, defenseless Mouthing a million boasts and platitudes As the Boa smothered in its coil The Mamba injected its venom Into my blood veins and arteries You rushed me to your grave, thinking mine Intered my skeleton – your soul In the grave of your mind, half-alive Not even a sling did you aim at The Hawk who keeps up the chicken swoop Are these tears you dare to shed, now? ...

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