I've Gone

I left at 9, to be downtown by 8
I left at 7, to be uptown by 12
I left at 5, to be midtown by 3

I've gone to town and made my fortune

I left at sunrise, to be at work by midnight
I left at middawn, to be at home by evening
I left at late night, to be at school by afterlight

I've gone to the city and made my future
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I read Einstein's Dreams in 12th grade, and the idea for the poem came from reading much of the stories in the book