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Poem

Yi Sha

Up, Up and Away

an addict
is dead
four days after
going off drugs
he died in rehab
his family's
inexpressible relief
is set free
I
was a friend of his
out on the streets
I suddenly looked up
and saw him
hurtling across the sky
just like Superman—
up, up and away

UP, UP AND AWAY

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Up, Up and Away

an addict
is dead
four days after
going off drugs
he died in rehab
his family's
inexpressible relief
is set free
I
was a friend of his
out on the streets
I suddenly looked up
and saw him
hurtling across the sky
just like Superman—
up, up and away

Up, Up and Away

an addict
is dead
four days after
going off drugs
he died in rehab
his family's
inexpressible relief
is set free
I
was a friend of his
out on the streets
I suddenly looked up
and saw him
hurtling across the sky
just like Superman—
up, up and away
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