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I can neither read nor write

I can neither speak nor be dumb

I cannot be a river nor a bridge

I cannot be anything

I am something else entirely

I am a fabric bridge over a chocolate water

I am a sky of green sponge

With wooden clogs as my clouds

When I smile the corners of my mouth droop

And when I laugh I cry

When I am sad I feel strong

Happiness makes me dizzy

And I spin in a candy floss spin

With my knees the weight of wet cotton wool

Equally powerless and connected