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I Sat on a Bench

I sat on a bench in the sea of humanity
And the water of life flowed by.
Some of it laughed and some of it cried,
But all of it flowed on by.

I sat on a bench in the sea of humanity,
Where the water of life is pride.
Some of it laughed and some of it cried,
But all of it flowed on by.

I sat on a bench in the sea of humanity,
And the water of life flowed by.
Some was profanity; all was vanity,
And all of it flowed on by.

I sat on a bench in the sea of humanity,
Gauging the flow and the tide.
Some was insanity; all was inanity;
I lowered my eyes and cried.

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