“kick up the fire, and let the flames break loose”*

sittin’ in silence

hour after hour after hour

alone at the desk

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no soul to talk to

no soul to hold on to, yet

they all gathered here

*

their voices quite loud

they shout over each other

flames flare in the air

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I’m tryin’ to grasp

still sittin’ in the dark when

bright morning greets me

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23 Jan. 2023

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*Philip Larkin

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