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Poems

The Price of Fame

14 December 2013

9:00 AM

14 December 2013

9:00 AM

Try not to meet us in the flesh
We’ll disappoint you if you do,
Our dandruff and our garlic breath
Are better tucked away from view.


Try not to catch us off the cuff
We’ll topple your romantic dreams
Not concentrate or smile enough,
You’ll see us parting at the seams.



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