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People Need People
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People Need People

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May 17, 2023
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People Need People

People need people,
whomever they are,
living in a gutter
or a rock and roll star.

You come down center stage
bathed in applause and light.
You feel the warmth in the air 
every mouth beams pearly white.

You alone in a bar.
The house buys you a beer.
There’s a love song on the jukebox.
and suddenly you’re glad to be there.

People …

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