NOTES ON A NAPKIN

IF this part
of the World –
if this is how it goes,
I’d much rather stay
nine or ten –
or maybe younger
and then,
and then
stay away
from the scurrying feet,
secluded inside,
away from the street
not caring
not facing
anything
or anyone
at any time
or any where.
I don’t want to care.
--CRONIN DETZZ

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NOTES ON A NAPKIN
written 2/19/79
by Cronin Detzz
Inspiration
Naturally, this poem was written on a napkin.  I was ditching school all by myself, not for any good reason other than to see the world move around me while all the kids were in school.  I was sitting in a cold cafe in Chicago, drinking a cup of coffee, and watching the adults interact with each other.  The adult world that I saw that day did not appeal to me.  Now I know that sitting in a cold cafe in a bad part of town gives you a very negative outlook!













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