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By Emmanuel Williams

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There you are

Here I am

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You sit crescent and majestic

I lay here watching Aladdin

While a Twink naked touches

In the shelter bunk above me

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There you are

Here I am

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Today I laid with my wife 

Finally tasted her legs 

Yet I lie, beneath your sky

Among men and without her

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There you are

Here I am

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I am quaint, I am honest

Here I lay, dare I don it

Dare not faint in duty grotesque

Dare I speak, complain, protest

Speak the devil and he shall appear

Speak of God, your heart may hear

And if you are open, the tale will tell

Where you land, if you seek the well

And you can be a part of that world

That will wipe away your stain

But never wash away the smell

Desperation has left your name

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There you are 

Here I am

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Remember me?

Not a tulip

But a pine tree

I am resilient

Resistant

Rebellious

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There you are

Blue, purple, pink

I cannot see your color, Lucius…

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Here I am

In free fall, a blue ball

A cue ball

The eight ball

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There you are

Here I am

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Your rose trimmed of thorns

Finally presentable

My quarter of the globe

Sun soaking

I’m Shakespeare quoting

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There you are 

Here I am

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Know thyself

Locate thyself

Direct thyself

Save thyself…

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