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Be hi n d t he wi n d o w. Y ou ha v e b ut t o R et r eat o n e s m all s t ep A n d sit s i l e n t . N o t to u c h i n g a t i ts S ur f a c e . A n d l i f e un f ol d s , Mu l t i c o l o u r e d , m a n y f o l d , I nt e nt o n i t s va r i e d p u r p o s e s . O n e s m all s t ep In f r on t of y our d oor s t e p . I n yo u r u nt a m e d g a r d e n. G en t ly t en d ed for y ear s , no w T o of f e r t o t h i s p r i v a t e W i l d e r n e s s of n on - d om e s t i c H o u s eh o ld b eas t s , an d b i r d s , an d b ee s . L i f e bu oy . S h a r i ng a l l m y s o ng s W i t h yo u , m y s t r a ng e r . T o s a f e g u a r d y o u r s u r v i v a l . S h a k e n f r o m m y ve r y O w n s h elv e s , s o s ec r et B eh i n d m y ey es . S m al l t h o u g h t s , t h ey w er e , t all W o r d s . S o s m a l l m y w o r d s F o r s u c h t a l l t h o u g h t s . T o s a f e y o u, b r ot he r , S t r an g er , s elf, b y w o r d s . W h en , o h , m y h an d s A r e t r em b l i n g . And s o ng s A r e a l l I o w n .
T o r e ad © P at r i c i a F alk en b u r g
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Be hi n d t he wi n d o w. Y ou ha v e b ut t o R et r eat o n e s m all s t ep A n d sit s i l e n t . N o t to u c h i n g a t i ts S ur f a c e . A n d l i f e un f ol d s , Mu l t i c o l o u r e d , m a n y f o l d , I nt e nt o n i t s va r i e d p u r p o s e s . O n e s m all s t ep In f r on t of y our d oor s t e p . I n yo u r u nt a m e d g a r d e n. G en t ly t en d ed for y ear s , no w T o of f e r t o t h i s p r i v a t e W i l d e r n e s s of n on - d om e s t i c H o u s eh o ld b eas t s , an d b i r d s , an d b ee s . L i f e bu oy . S h a r i ng a l l m y s o ng s W i t h yo u , m y s t r a ng e r . T o s a f e g u a r d y o u r s u r v i v a l . S h a k e n f r o m m y ve r y O w n s h elv e s , s o s ec r et B eh i n d m y ey es . S m al l t h o u g h t s , t h ey w er e , t all W o r d s . S o s m a l l m y w o r d s F o r s u c h t a l l t h o u g h t s . T o s a f e y o u, b r ot he r , S t r an g er , s elf, b y w o r d s . W h en , o h , m y h an d s A r e t r em b l i n g . And s o ng s A r e a l l I o w n .