Collected Poems of John Holmes
Holmes, John A., Jr.
2002
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Once I was free enough With nothing in my pockets but my fists Now parts of me are caught and kept In a room, a chest, a desk, a house, And I jingle as I walk, Each one tied to a string that jerks my heart, And I lock and unlock Lock and unlock, And go away jingling keys. | |