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outside, in the street
lies the man who sang
lies the man who declaimed
poems of the revolution
outside in the street
lies the woman
who comforted them both
outside in the street
lies the priest
who promised the workers peace
who promised the women ease
who promised the children hope
outside in the street
lie a dozen more we don’t know
inside, your back to the door
and the window, you work and
you work and you work
assembling shoes
sewing jackets
and building toy chests
for customers who will never come