ShrinkingThis is about Andrea.She’s much older than me.Not that I ever asked her asked her age—but she is.She must be.She’s the sort that knows about these things, trust meWhatever things they happen to be.She knows what she thinks,What she says,Always.Sometimes I wonder how she does it,How she isSoClever andSoRightevery time.Someday, it seemsher cleverness circuit must—just Must—Wear down,and she’ll splutter and say something silly,malfunctioning.I wondered once,about psychologists(or…See More

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