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LIfe and Longing

From Nowhere to Anywhere

… passing through this town.

David schell
Aug 21, 2025
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From Nowhere to Anywhere 

All along Main Street,
I see them dressed in black
I’ve worn that face before
with a monkey on my back.

All them tourist galleries
paint the darkness with light,
a busy spangling day and 
then another lonely night.

I only stay long enough 
just to take a look around.
From nowhere to anywhere,
passing through this town.

This…

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