8. Business

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Fallen trees

Make no noise

In the forest

With no people in it.

Fallen trees

Make no noise

In the bottom of the ocean

With no sea creatures in it.

My business is mines

But I can't keep it to myself

A trash can isn't a dumpster

Unless my trash is in it

It smells really bad

But nobody complains

Until I put a stop to it

And shift the blame

I can put law enforcement

To enforce the laws

To enforce the restraints

That was ordered to the garbage can

But that can't stop

The ugly thoughts

That go out of breath when you're

singing

To fall as years on pillows

And bed sheets

And stuffed animals

In agony like having a broken leg on a

basketball court.

I should have kept my business to

myself.

Because now nobody listens to me cry

anymore.

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