An undated but probably 1983 JMU-based rendition of "Cathedral" by Crosby, Still & Nash
6:00 in the morning
I've got an 8:00
So I took a few
beginnings of sanity
hope there'll no calamity
Mathematics in Burruss
in twenty minutes.
6:45 in the morning
Do a couple more
and fly right through
the doors in the lobby there,
Don't brush your teeth or comb your hair
Down hill, up again
to D-hall.
I'm floating to my box in the Union,
Hasn't been a message there for days
The people milling 'round in confusion
or a haze
of colored lightning in the bookstore
- look again!
Or a fear that Tuesday's luncheon
is for breakfast - such a bore.
And I'm thinking "What a concept"
as I trip along the floor.
Open up my eyes! Let me see!
Get me out of here!
Too many plastic IDs as proof
of your identity.
A screaming silence fills my head
as I run outside
for a breath of air!
Now I'm carrying a tray
of scrambled eggs
and lukewarm Taster's Choice
and my stomach is red
and acidic and hot
and I can't hear my own voice
And they say I can't take my coffee outside
and I do not have a choice
and I am high above Showalter
High above Showalter
High.
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also on this piece of paper is:
4/5/83
Have you ever
as I take all your possessions
have you ever
as I steal away your heart
have you ever
as I stand here full of your belongings
have you ever
haver you ever had anything at all?
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