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Oh, it's just New

Year's. I'm 

not superstitious: 

the year may turn out 

very rewarding. Anyway 

I'm sixty-seven, 

and have high blood pressure, 

and probably shouldn't 

be doing speed at all. 

Let's reschedule!

--thom gunn 

['blues for the new year. 1997' boss cupid; fsg, 2000]