when we rise
"When We Rise," December 20, 2022 (#354)
title from "Colours" by Donovan (1965)
"Dolan's Cadillac" by Stephen King (1993)
Donovan's Reef (1963)
penultimate line from Pink Cadillac (1989)
last line from "Pink Cadillac" by Bruce Springsteen (1984)
When We Rise
Schoolteachers and high-priced hoodlums do not have the same freedom of
you lovely, lovely ladies! Hey! Ohh! Ohh! Ah, the police. Well, if it ain't
the operations which most frequently called for detours. But not always
the wrong conclusions? Hey, I got an idea. You know how I am when it
simply ceased to exist—it was replaced by piles of dirt and a long, wide
slot machine. It was shipped in here 6 years ago... busted. It is still
another twinkle of light on chrome in the distance. This car was a
pretty one. Last year, we had it bigger. All right. Come on, let's get
out of the blowing sand and rest my stinging eyes. I worked slowly
all through the ages. You know very well what truth I mean.
It makes a really good hiding place. It kind of reminds you
you may think I'm foolish for the foolish things I do.
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