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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Get up, J.D. (Rewritten 2-15-10)

I pass the time by turning the pages,

of his works past,

and I wonder if the other early morning passengers,

dark circles shadowing their irises,

perceive my Salinger examination

as cliché simply because he has passed

not too long ago-

do they peg me as a fake, following, fan?

I found out on Facebook,

“R.I.P. J.D.” shown on my screen

as the most recent of status updates

and that was the extent of the goodbyes bid

and I cried for Holden

for he’ll never figure out where

the flock of ducks fly

once the lake freezes over

I would like to think that Holden has begun

a detective agency of sorts,

ya know,

to unveil all the phonies of the world

and I cried for Holden

for he’ll never figure out where

the flock of ducks fly

once the lake freezes over

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