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2 September 2014
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A poem is not a Nut
but you can give it to a monkey.
A poem is not an Opera score or an open score
but it can be revealing.
A poem is not a Prison
and it shouldn't feel like one either.
A poem is not a Question...
actually it is sometimes.
A poem is not a Radio
but you may have to tune into it.
A poem is not a Slot machine
but you may have to put something into it.
A poem is not a Toothbrush
So don't clean your teeth with it.
A poem is not an Umbrella
but it can give you protection.
A poem is not a Verruca
and I'm glad.
A poem is not a Wig
but maybe it will change you.
A poem is not an X-ray:
make no bones about it.
A poem is not a Year-old bag of vegetables
but it can smell quite strongly.
A poem is not a Zylophone
and it can spell words wrongly.




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