The Shutters
The shutters opened with a jerk
The day gripped the street, the whispering
Senior cherry tree; Eliza was now the night
She was waiting to part from the trees
Her soul was gaining ground with the light
Abruptly fading and gone, for some it was too late
There was no cancellation from this unwanted flight
Eliza was waiting to meet with Ion beyond
At the warehouse round the corner
One Sunday morning when no one goes to church
Exams and tasks jumble in the air
Books are put under the pillow
Sleep to take its course, some knowledge
To emerge and enter one's unwilling brain
Saturated by tax ting and pop music
The day gripped the street, the whispering
Senior cherry tree; Eliza was now the night
She was waiting to part from the trees
Her soul was gaining ground with the light
Abruptly fading and gone, for some it was too late
There was no cancellation from this unwanted flight
Eliza was waiting to meet with Ion beyond
At the warehouse round the corner
One Sunday morning when no one goes to church
Exams and tasks jumble in the air
Books are put under the pillow
Sleep to take its course, some knowledge
To emerge and enter one's unwilling brain
Saturated by tax ting and pop music
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