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Near-Waking Experience
Just slept when I awoke.
Just let the world go on. Just stirred to face the breakfast and commuting, Then hit the snooze Forgetting self-esteem While traffic noises merge into my dream. Next time, to wake. Next time, like John Glenn, To slowly roll in space and Hit the snooze again. March 2005
From the Daily Whale.
Parody of
"Just lost when I was saved" by
Emily Dickinson,
Johnson number 160, Franklin number 132.
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