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The Attic of the Attic
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43 THE ATTIC OF THE ATTIC forE. i.Apostrophe 1982:thesearehousenumbers,andweliveheretogether, andasthesnowhitsourroofitturnstender.We’resealedoff fromourselvesgrowingolder:ourroom’satthetop ofaladderwe’vekickedover.Ifthedownstairsburns, we’llrise,languidasbongwater,closingoureyes,andthedarkness willsaveus.Wherewillyoubewhenthesnowstopsfalling andRonaldReaganforgetstotiehisshoes?Thisattic istheatticofeveryroomIwilleverwalkthrough:I’lltiltoneear attheceilingandhearmyselftalkingtoyou. ii.Chorus InAttica,thatfieryflower,WesternCivmadeitselfmatter— NowAthenscan’triditselfofruins;feralcats redoubletheirnumbersbutnoonecantell whichareghostsandwhicharereal, andit’snotonthe101exam: furorsham?Feitherway. Thecatsknow:smart orstoned,ourwords arearena-rock inane becausewearenotcats, andbecausewe’veneverbeenhungry. ...