Keith West - Excerpt From “A Teenage Opera”
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Counts
the
da
ys
32
In
to
yea
rs
82
He’s
eigh
ty
tw
o
158
Brings
ma
ny
fea
rs
210
Yes
ter
day’s
laugh
ter
turned
to
tea
rs
372
His
arms
and
legs
don’t
feel
so
str
ong
450
His
heart
is
weak,
there’s
some
thing
wro
ng
518
Op
ens
win
dows
in
des
pair
583
Tries
to
breathe
in
some
fresh
air
653
His
con
science
cries,
"Get
on
your
feet
719
With
out
you
Jack,
the
town
can’t
ea
t"
787
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
get
off
your
back
886
Go
in
to
town,
don’t
let
them
down,
959
Oh
n
o,
n
o
1014
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
get
off
your
back
1148
Go
in
to
town,
don’t
let
them
down,
1223
Oh
n
o,
n
o
1275
The
peo
ple
that
1417
Live
in
the
town
1470
Don’t
un
der
stand
1552
He’s
nev
er
been
kno
wn
to
miss
his
rou
nd
1705
"It’s
ten
o
’clock",
the
house
wives
ye
ll
1778
"When
Jack
turns
up
we’ll
give
him
hell"
1846
Hus
bands
moan
at
break
fast
tab
les
1916
No
milk,
no
eggs,
no
mar
ma
lade
lab
els
1982
Moth
ers
send
their
child
ren
out
2050
To
Jack’s
hou
se
to
scream
and
sho
ut
2118
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
get
off
your
back
2219
Come
in
to
town,
don’t
let
us
down,
2298
Oh
n
o,
n
o
2350
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
get
off
your
back
2482
Come
in
to
town,
don’t
let
us
down,
2556
Oh
n
o,
n
o
2619
It’s
Sun
day
morn
ing,
3472
Bright
and
cle
ar
3523
Love
ly
flow
ers
3611
Dec
or
ate
a
mar
vel
lous
square
3750
Peo
ple
cry
and
walk
a
wa
y
3830
And
think
a
bout
the
fate
ful
da
y
3898
Now
they
wish
they’d
gi
ven
Jack
3963
More
af
fec
tion
and
res
pect
4030
The
lit
tle
child
ren
4068
Dressed
in
black
don’t
know
what
hap
pened
to
old
Jack
4166
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
4298
You
won’t
come
back,
4342
Oh
n
o,
n
o
4406
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
4565
You
won’t
come
back,
4603
Oh
n
o,
n
o
4670
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
4833
You
won’t
come
back,
4875
Oh
n
o,
n
o
4934
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
5101
You
won’t
come
back,
5144
Oh
n
o,
n
o
5202
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
5370
You
won’t
come
back,
5413
Oh
n
o,
n
o