I close my eyes like a good little boy at night in bed,
as I was told to do by my mother when she lived,
and before bed I brush my teeth and slip on my pajamas,
as I was told, and look forward to tomorrow.
I do all things required of me to make me a citizen of sterling worth.
I keep a job and come home each evening for dinner. I arrive at the
same time on the same train to give my family a sense of order.
I obey traffic signals. I am cordial to strangers, I answer my
mail promptly. I keep a balanced checking account. Why can-t I
live forever?
I Close My Eyes
David Ignatow
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Poem topics: family, home, mother, night, time, forever, evening, good, sense, answer, order, tomorrow, live, worth, train, citizen, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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