Mick Tomlinson - Look At It This Way..

I'm a 200 year old guy
from oregon
who wears new hair
in places where old hair
never could grow.

I'm a one syllable word
desperate for attention,
yearning for a few more taps
of the ruler
on the chalkboard.

But mostly,
I'm just another hyphen
for humanity-
troubled by the connection
between me, and all of
you.

Mick Tomlinson

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