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Bounce


Bounce off the wall
Bounce

As you rotate in the air
Be ready

A shock of white
Off-white
Paint peeling
Dust lightly tethered
By dust-hooks

Bounce away
Away from the wall
Shatter whatever hold
The dust has on the wall
Peel them off
As you hurtle to the wall

Come away without the anger
Bounce it off the wall

Or make lemonade
Tickled pink
And laugh
All your troubles away

Or
Bounce it off the wall


(3.21pm/26 December 2003)
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