Eugene J Martin :
MUSEUM
They came, they looked, they walked
their eyes wide open
they didn’t see
because their minds were closed
Their eyes wide open
they didn’t know they couldn’t see
because their minds were closed;
so they looked, and left.
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Museums and Galleries
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Love
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Death and Dying
Gift it
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