tommy james and the shondells

Whole times atomic configurations exist

inconceivable 

vastness

boredom

longing

the specificity of itself

a passive enlightenment

over and over

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Although during my strictly

Although during my strictly controlled childhood, I was not allowed to routinely listen to "rock and roll" music, I did, at times, catch some of Tommy James' music (Crimson And Clover fascinated me for its title, and the use of those words in the lyric), and was also starting to read (in a very limited way) science fiction.  Your poem reminded me of this combination.


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