too quiet for thought
BY SHELLY BRYANT I AUGUST 16, 2009

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in spaces too quiet for thought
the wandering mind
grows drowsy
and dims
into an easy repose

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into an easy repose
its lithe green flesh sinks
a clawed leg dangles
over lettered wood
demarcating reptile house boundaries

-3- 

demarcating reptile house boundaries
wire mesh
paint coated
standing three meters tall
in jungle growth hidden

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in jungle growth hidden
discarded aluminum
red and white markings
under silvery cap
the real thing
hailing

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hailing
speeding cabs
in no stopping zones
under monsoon's pelt
hoping somehow
for luck's odd stroke

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luck's odd stroke
just missing the way
I wander each day
at irregular intervals stopping
amongst too boisterous crowds
and on good days
in places too quiet for thought

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