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SO  SIMPLE






            Leave me  alone



       To  spend the stump of my smoking life
            Under  tha!t  raintree
            At  the  place where ,the  leaves  diE>

            To  spend  my dead nigM1s
                eaiting  my pan supari.



       The  river smiles  sadly
            Glowing in the dark
            Fearing :the  red  of  the  pan  supari.
            Leave  me  alone -



                 Can't;  I  live?
                 slicing loaves  of bread  with the rapiers from my
                                                             eyes
                 lighting flames  of desire  and

                 boiling  my tea -
                 Can't  I  live ?
                 Leave -

                 Leave  me  alone,  leave  my  li:ttle  ringed  finger
                                                            alone.
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