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<p><span class="line">I was away on vacation when I heard—</span><span class="line">someone sat at my desk while I was away.</span><span class="line">They took my pen, while I was taking</span><span class="line">surf lessons, and wrote the sun into the sky.</span><span class="line">They pre-approved the earth and the waters,</span><span class="line">and all of the living things, without even</span><span class="line">having the decency to text me. It was not I</span><span class="line">who was behind the phrase “creeping things.”</span><span class="line">When I got back, of course I was pissed,</span><span class="line">but it was <a href="shipwright.html">already written</a> into the policy.</span><span class="line">I’m just saying: don’t blame me for Cain</span><span class="line">killing Abel. That was a murder. I’m not a cop.</span><span class="line">The Tower of Babel fell on its own. The ark</span><span class="line">never saw a single drop of rain. I’m <a href="problems.html">the drunk</a></span><span class="line">sitting on the curb who just pissed his pants,</span><span class="line">holding up a sign asking where I am.</span></p>
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