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A Middle-Aged Singer Looks Back at His Life.(Poem)

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| March 01, 2006 | Fitzmaurice, Gabriel | COPYRIGHT 2006 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
 
A MIDDLE-AGED SINGER LOOKS BACK AT HIS LIFE 
for Kris & Lisa Kristofferson 
 
   I took my voice to places where no man 
   Should take his voice and hope that it would sing. 
   All I wanted when I began 
   Was to strike up my guitar and do my thing. 
   Haunted from home, I sang my song 
   While all around forgot their words and fell; 
   In the underworld ...
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