Up and down the street,
Committing daily errands,
Jogging, biking, joking,
My proximate gerunds.
The neighbors. They look busy.
So much ado to do.
I sit out front and read
Of romance and virtù.
But stay when I am placed.
I do not jog or joke.
Deflecting passion's flame,
I do not burn. I smoke.
Of that they disapprove,
Although they never say so.
They move along. I sit,
Half like them, and I stay so.
Jogging, biking, joking,
My proximate gerunds.
The neighbors. They look busy.
So much ado to do.
I sit out front and read
Of romance and virtù.
But stay when I am placed.
I do not jog or joke.
Deflecting passion's flame,
I do not burn. I smoke.
Of that they disapprove,
Although they never say so.
They move along. I sit,
Half like them, and I stay so.
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