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Maung Pyiyt Min

A Bunch of 52 Keys

Lights
Camera
Action!

Let’s peep through the first keyhole.
This key doesn’t fit.
This one is too rusty.
Throw it away, far away.
This key is in Saturn.
Unhook all the red keys.
This one wrapped in rubber
Doesn’t show where it’s from.
A key will bend when upturned suddenly.
A key found on a street is never useful.
A useful key, you never find on a street.
Dukkha is a woman who has dropped her key.
You cannot open it with dukkha, only with a key.
Old keys, in bunches of four, three, two.
Leave this for the man with swine rabies.
Reserve these for others with a similar condition.
A car key for a car.
A free key for a free rider.
A key is not a toy.
Wait
Let’s begin at the beginning,
Let’s peep through the first keyhole.
This key doesn’t fit.

A BUNCH OF 52 KEYS

Maung Pyiyt Min

Maung Pyiyt Min

(Burma, 1953)

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A BUNCH OF 52 KEYS

A Bunch of 52 Keys

Lights
Camera
Action!

Let’s peep through the first keyhole.
This key doesn’t fit.
This one is too rusty.
Throw it away, far away.
This key is in Saturn.
Unhook all the red keys.
This one wrapped in rubber
Doesn’t show where it’s from.
A key will bend when upturned suddenly.
A key found on a street is never useful.
A useful key, you never find on a street.
Dukkha is a woman who has dropped her key.
You cannot open it with dukkha, only with a key.
Old keys, in bunches of four, three, two.
Leave this for the man with swine rabies.
Reserve these for others with a similar condition.
A car key for a car.
A free key for a free rider.
A key is not a toy.
Wait
Let’s begin at the beginning,
Let’s peep through the first keyhole.
This key doesn’t fit.
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