The Imagined Universe

I went to the hospital when he was born,
He looked so tiny, so forlorn.
We grew up together, and we fought
Like any set of siblings ought.
Over the years, I�ve watched him grow
With eyes of pride, for he�s my bro
Soon, he was in university
And not any old one, but IIT.
More years passed, and one fine day
He set [...]

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She wakes up, and gets ready to go out
Hurriedly wears a sweater, still inside out
Her jacket, her cap, no half measures here
Black leather gloves lined with cashmere
Her boots, then rushes out in the snow
Walks as quickly as the slippery ice will allow
Reaches her mailbox, grabs the paper and
slowly walks back home.

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When you come in to sleep tonight
Could you consider, for a moment
That I would rather sleep all night
Than learn how the Test match went?
If my eyes are tightly shut
I am asleep, or pretending to be
You may like to speak to me, but
I would rather sleep, you see?
Please don�t walk up to me
To tell me the [...]

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