It is just coincidence, but it still is.

poetry

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF MY FAILURES AND TERRIBLENESS
BY YOU AND YOURS AND ALL AT ONCE IN THE FACE OF IT’S OWN
SPECIAL KIND OF ADVERSITY BUT EVER SINCE WE HAD THAT TALK
I’VE HAD SIX PHONE CALLS FROM SIX PEOPLE FOR NO REAL REASON
TELLING ME IMPLICITLY THAT I’M ALL RIGHT
AND EXPLICITLY THAT YOU’RE WRONG
AND SURE IT’S NOT QUITE THE TRADITIONAL FRACTION BUT
WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS, GENTLEMEN,
SIX OUT OF SEVEN AIN’T BAD

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