LEADING THE BLIND

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Wonderfully empathetic
Emotionally unstable
Dreadfully close
Heartily unwanted

Up and down we go
'Round and 'round
Past the turnstile
Through the revolving door

Up the escalator
Past the elevator
Through the isles
Not looking at what we pass

Given a chance
We can see it
We can feel it
And it won't hurt

It can't hurt
It mustn't hurt
It belongs to us
It is only for us

But we still pass
Afraid to look
Afraid to touch
Afraid to feel the sensational

It is all we ever do
We cannot avoid it
I try to turn
You avoid to turn

We create tension
Through the inaction;
Not doing anything
We will always be blind

June 27, 1996

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