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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, welcomed on stage by Thom, where she performed her poems “Didn’t Know What it Was”, “On the California Streets” and “Loggers” as a story 1/10/16 with music at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera).
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, welcomed on stage by Thom, where she performed her poems “Didn’t Know What it Was”, “On the California Streets” and “Loggers” as a story 1/10/16 with music at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (on a Canon Power Shot camera & given a Threshold filter).
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, welcomed on stage by Thom, where she performed her poem “Didn’t Know What it Was” 9/25/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (filmed from a Sony camera).
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, on stage by Thom, saying her poem “Didn’t Know What it Was” 9/25/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (filmed from a Sony camera w/ and Edge Detection filter).

didn’t know what it was

i wanted you tonight
and i wanted to make sure the world knew
that i wanted you
and it was only because
i knew i wanted something
and i didn’t know what it was


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Blister and Burn, Janet Kuypers 2007 book