SEMANTIC SHIFTS
He smiles and offers
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warm hellos
And is labeled Kind.
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She masters obscure facts
and dates
And is deemed Brilliant.
They have their names cited
Relentlessly by the media
And are designated Great.
Single, shallow acts have
Become noble traits,
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Synonymous with the
Persons possessing them.
END OF SUMMER
Vacation's over.
Shelve fantasy and replace
Poems with memos.