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This call is monitored

The time is 7.12 a.m.

I died...

...four days ago

I got the car out, as usual

I waited in it for Ula and Jacek

The engine ticked over. The radio forecast a low

I felt a stab of fear. My heart, I thought

But the pain never came. All I felt was fear

I took a deep breath

And that was that

I wondered if the meIons on the baIcony wouId ever sprout

By now UIa had emerged with Jacek

She waIked towards the car but I moved away

I saw her having troubIe with the car door

But it was Iike Iooking down

That seemed strange

After aII, I was sitting at the wheeI

I feIt good. Everything was so peacefuI...

...and quiet

Though UIa seemed to be shouting

I didn't feeI dizzy after my first cigarette

I couIdn't feeI the keys in my pocket

It struck me I couId come back to myseIf if I wanted to...

...and drive Jacek to schooI

But I feIt better as I was, much better

I watched the coffin being cIosed

It was then that Jacek understood, because he began to cry

His hands were frozen

But he was ashamed to put them in his pockets

I went back home. It was stiII empty

Darek's dossier was Iying on the desk

I wished I couId be with him in court

I onIy saw UIa and Jacek after they got back

They feII asIeep together on his bed

He cIung to her for a Iong time

She woke up in the night and moved to her own bed

Ula? Tomek here

-l'm in Warsaw, just landed - Where?

At Okecie. l hope l'm in time to catch the Counsellor

- He's not here -At 7.30? You two split up?

ls that the alarm? How's that for timing?

Antek is dead

The funeraI was yesterday. CaII me Iater

- Don't taIk about it at schooI - I won't

I'II come straight home

You'II be here, won't you? We'II see each other

ls that Mrs Zyro?

l have to see you, about my husband

Hello? l said l need to see you

- Who are you? -l'm Darek's wife

Your husband was his lawyer. You must know that

lt's a political case. l must see you

CaII the office

I'm not a Iawyer. I'm sending them aII the fiIes

That's the point

It's about Thursday's bioIogy. You asked me to...

The Iine is crossed. HeIIo?

You must have Darek's file. Hello?

Waiting for me?

I caIIed this morning. Wake up, SyIwia

- I took some miIk - AII right, come in

How can I heIp you?

- As I said, I need that fiIe - What fiIe?

My husband's case

I can't give it to you

Why won't you heIp me?

It beIongs to the new Iawyer

Those are the ruIes. Don't you know?

FiIes get Iost. No one knows how

But you don't care

Come on, SyIwia

Madam, you said it was a poIiticaI case

That's right

I shouIdn't, but if the fiIe is here...

...I'II Iet you see it

Is she thirsty? Bored?

No, she Iikes Iistening to grown-ups' taIk

- Nothing here - ShouId there be?

I wouIdn't know. No, nothing

- What did he do? - A strike. He organised a strike

Who'II take the case now?

Maybe someone Iike your husband?

I can't think of anyone. Wait, though...

There's this oId Iawyer Antek trained under

- OId? - Yes

He was at the funeraI. His name is Labrador

Maybe he's stiII in the Iawyers' directory

Go to Dept.4. They'II teII you

I'd Iike to know who the judge is. 'Bye, thank you

Sorry to keep you. How can I heIp you?

Mrs Zyro toId me you've rescued Iots of peopIe. That you couId heIp me

Those were different cases

My Iast poIiticaI case was in 1952

He got death

After that, I quit

Now I do petty crime

That woman won't be testifying. She's stiII abroad

TeII our cIient to remain siIent

Take a taxi. I'II pay you back

SmuggIing offences. I'm strong on those

I steer cIear of poIitics

Have you heard of this case?

A hot potato, Iike aII of them

You're making an oId man face a hard choice

Not me, the times

I'm quite aware of the present time

But what to do about it?

Got the time?

A quarter past one

Damn it, my watch!

It's stopped. Know how I got it?

A present from Antek when he was caIIed to the bar

Let me sIeep on this

CaII me tomorrow

- Heard the news? - What news?

They've done it. The scrap-heap at 70

It's gone through?

It wiII. You can bet on it

We're finished

What can we do?

Guess what? We've been given our marching orders

Come January and we're out!

So I've heard

But this charade... how about that for an ending?

A kind of swan song

PeopIe sometimes go crazy, madam

You needn't caII me

I'II take the case. Are you free tomorrow at 4?

Who are you caIIing, mum?

No one. I was going to, but I forgot who

- Looking for something? - No

Just sorting things out

A man caIIed earIier

Funny name. GibraItar...

That's right. He asked about some fiIe

I know. I'II turn out your Iight when I go to bed

- Jacek? Good night - Good night, mum

Antek!

He was in the car, waiting. I'd been on the phone

Maybe if I hadn't been Iate

- A heart is a heart - But it can't be a coincidence

- You couIdn't have heIped - I'd have been there

Don't think about it

What can I think about?

You're stiII young. You've a nice kid. You're a good transIator

UIka, you and Antek weren't very cIose IateIy

That's true. But now it seems we were

Does that make sense?

He's gone

Tomek... ten years ago you were cIose friends

Later, too

I know, but when we first met...

Did you know about certain photographs of me?

In the nude? He toId me

- Showed you? - Of course not

- How did he find out? - A ''weII-wisher'' sent them

I found them yesterday. He'd cut out my face

He knew I'd been a guide, and hard up for money

I couId have expIained

Why didn't he say anything?

Why did he cut out my face?

- Did he have many such cases? - RecentIy, yes

- What's this? - A note

That's what his wife must have been Iooking for

''I'm gIad you're defending me

''You're young and you understand. The first in a month

''You're right about having to return to society...

''...but with honour

''I'II do as you say

''No poIitics. But I'II admit to being a strike Ieader

''They trusted me though I hadn't been in SoIidarity

''I wanted to settIe grievances, not to wreck the machinery

''I'm worried about my famiIy

''TeII Joanna not to take SyIwia to dad

''Best wishes from me and my ceIImates. Darek

''I'm gIad you don't want me to act insane''

Who'II take this?

I've been away too Iong. Otherwise I might myseIf

- I put her on to Labrador - He won't take it

He aIready has

What's this?

The question mark. Is it yours?

By Labrador's name

You poked around in daddy's things

- No. When? - Yesterday

You scrawIed something...

...with a feIt-tip. Don't Iie!

You're Iying

You know I'm not Iying

I'm going to Praga. Want to come?

No. Give me the keys. I'II stay at home

Wait a second

It's Antek's wife

- What did they take? - Guess!

Contraband books. You had some Iying around

Yes, I was reading Brandys

- Notebooks? - Yes

Any cassettes?

They took them aII. PIus a typewriter, Ietters...

- From Maciek - Did you have any notes?

Some EngIish notes

I bet you didn't get a receipt

- I was too scared to ask - Show me

''I hereby request the return...

''...of the property confiscated in the search...''

Search?

Requisition. They hate the word 'search'

And 'request'? What are you requesting? Right?

- Won't it be impoIite? - Why shouIdn't it be?

Give me some paper. I'II do it

- What's happened? - I... my car broke down

Remember this? I showed it to you

The Iist of Iawyers

- It wasn't torn then - What eIse?

- That wasn't there - Of course it wasn't

Maybe the boy...

- It couIdn't have been him - Then who?

It's Antek warning me off Labrador

So what now? No, that's stupid

I must go. I may not get a taxi

- I'II go with you - I can drop you, sir

- I have a car - No one says ''sir'' here

The Institute. Is that OK? I'II get ready

What Institute?

For cancer research. Radiotherapy

You Iooked through that fiIe

I didn't know you. I was afraid

There was a message. Something about...

...not taking the chiId to see dad. I don't get it

I do

What shaII I teII Darek? I'm due back soon

AII you know. But remember, everything here is fine

No probIems

BIackbeard!

For you

Thanks

- Drop by sometime - I wiII

''I'm worried about my famiIy

''TeII Joanna not to take SyIwia...''

You'II ruin your eyesight

Zyro did a good job on our cIient, didn't he?

Go away

Like some tea? At this time of day, it's...

Today? What time?

Shit!

I'II be there

Run aIong

Make sure the door is shut

Maybe you know what you want? To make things better?

Fairer, right?

But where?

- In PoIand - Which PoIand?

You don't want to taIk to me?

Am I being too bIunt with you?

WeII then, which PoIand?

- Ours. There is no other - ExactIy

SociaIist PoIand?

Can you imagine a different PoIand?

- Not reaIIy - There you are, then

The onIy PoIand you want to make better is a SociaIist PoIand

And that's what you have to say

Never mind what you think

You're pending triaI

Ever been in a courtroom? Judges are a fixture

They respect their job

They may be tired, but they're weII aware history is Iike a wheeI

Let's give them a chance

- Know what that means? - Yes. A seII-out

There's aIways some Ieeway between seIIing out and compromising, son

There is. But you have to find it

The evidence against you is thin

They're onIy interested in Ieaders. Don't make it seem...

...the strike was your idea

- It was everyone's idea - Sure, but it won't Iook that way

But I was eIected. I had the Iist

Suit yourseIf

There's no evidence, no committee, no Ieader

- Is that right? - Right

Not quite, but near enough

I toId you, there's aIways some Ieeway

Now, have you ever been to a demonstration?

Once

Why onIy once? I'II teII you why

The opposition were wearing the same uniform you wore in the army

You wanted to take part, but couIdn't

Psychiatrists caII that...

Zyro was against pIeading insanity

He was a wonderfuI man, Antek

But I'm 40 years oIder, and I can't do it his way

Maybe I'm past it, or Iess gifted

He was my pupiI. ProbabIy better than me

He was, you might say, an artist

His way shouIdn't have worked, but it did

My way is to take a scaIpeI and hack

You two must have hit it off

Pretty weII

Evidence was beneath him

So were poIitics

He'd appeaI to peopIe's consciences, even their emotions

But I can't take chances. I've onIy one objective

To get you out of here

Is there anything you need?

We're thinking of a hunger strike

What for?

Whose hands do you think you'II be pIaying into?

Got any better suggestions?

No, I've never been any good at these things

Forgive me, but it's warmer in here

I had a cake but I ate it

No coffee either. Tea?

No, thank you. What's this?

Antek's notes on that kid's case

Can you decipher them?

The odd word

''The Iaw demands...

''The Iaw demands too much of peopIe today

''It kiIIs what is...

''It kiIIs what is most precious in human reIationships''

This is underIined

''If the Iaw is against IoyaIty and trust, then it is immoraI

''No government shouId be...

''...shouId be interested in ruIing over a divided nation''

Is it a question or an excIamation mark?

I never couId read his writing

He wouIdn't want me...

...to take this case

He wanted that boy to go free

Do you miss him?

Very much. I miss him very much

What's that?

''It's coming. It's going to erupt...''

- Want some? - No, thanks. We're Iistening

I took the parceI yesterday

- It's awfuI there - Poor oId granny

First she wouIdn't Iet me in. Then she cried

Did that girI get her things back?

- Have you got your things back? - Not yet

She took in one of the bIokes. Hence the search

But they missed him

Antek put someone up once who was out after curfew

He hid him from me. Later he was afraid

- What of? - I don't know

Someone's asking for you. He won't come in

Meet each other

- Marta Duraj - UrszuIa Zyro

Are you reIated to the Iawyer Antoni Zyro?

Antek? I'm his wife

I knew him years ago

How is he?

He died...

...a month ago

- Cigarette? - Thanks

You knew him?

When he was a student.

He came round one night

A girI and I were sharing a cabin by the beach

We'd gone to bed

He'd been swimming and his tent had been stoIen

He was stiII dripping

He sat on the bed, soaking wet

Afterwards... he stood there...

- Scrawny, bandy-Iegged - He wasn't bandy-Iegged

- He was then - Then what?

He wanted to be a judge. He was into Camus

The penitent judge...

I read it Iater. Was he a judge?

No, a Iawyer. That's what he aIways wanted to be

Remember anything eIse?

- I don't think so - Anything at aII?

He Ieft soon after, to do a course

That was that. Were you married Iong?

11 years

A Iong time. Was it a heart attack?

Yes. How did you know?

He mentioned his heart at the time

Everything OK?

Everything's fine

They're on hunger strike

Labrador said Antek was his own man

We'd aII Iike to be

But Antek reaIIy was

No one toId him what to do

He wrote things were getting harder

But his Ietters were marked 'Censored'. What's this?

A photograph. I've just found it. Ring a beII?

Summer of '67

How skinny he was!

Who are the girIs?

I've forgotten

He fancied this one

- Brunette? Named Marta? - No, bIonde and thin

Rather Iike you

We aIways feII for the same girIs

IncIuding you

I'm stiII carrying the torch

UIa, I want you to know that...

What are you Iooking at?

His hands are Iike Antek's

- You didn't hear. I said... - Don't say it

Forget I said it, then

Oh, my God!

That's my car!

Rush round to the pound. Got money?

Yes. WiII you wait?

No, I'II get the bus. Off you go!

My husband died 36 days ago

There one moment... gone the next

I assumed I loved him, on and off at any rate

The house, my work...

I had everything

But I didn't reaIise

I can hardIy beIieve there were bad times, that I hated him

It's onIy now I reaIise I was happy. I can't accept it

I can't

I keep seeing him. I can't forget him

You seemed to have hands Iike him

You wouIdn't understand. It's my probIem

Sit down a moment

Goodbye

I've bought a pair of trainers for SyIwia

They were avaiIabIe

Who was he?

My father

Daddy!

- Where's SyIwia? - With a neighbour

I can't take it any more

Darek on one side, my father on the other

He brings me newspapers, with articIes exposing them

PeopIe Iike Darek and me

I can't go on

Fuck the Iot of them!

I'm scared, UIa

What of?

Some of them go abroad. Others die

But Darek...

He'II go to jaiI

- And I'II be on my own - Who has died?

BIackbeard

Two days ago

I've transIated the OrweII. He wanted to read it

You don't care, do you?

You see aII these tragedies, but onIy yours matters

Yes, you're right

Yesterday I did something bad

Very bad. I was unfaithfuI to Antek

But he's dead

I don't know why I did that to him, when I can stiII feeI his touch

I wish I couId heIp. I have this address, at JeIonki

It's this young feIIow. He heIped Marta

You met her here

She was terribIy hung up, and it did her good

- Want to try? - What?

To forget

That's bad news

I want him to get out, not to starve

You'd better teII him to start eating

To take some soup at dinner, and to be the first

I'II arrange a visit

I can go, but not to teII him that

Why not?

He'd kiII me

Do you want him free?

But I won't teII him that. I'm his wife, can't you see?

Do you think it'II get to anyone?

CertainIy not to those that matter

Human torches, but no water...

We've been there

Don't be stubborn. This wiII harm him

OK, I'II teII him. And you can go on pIaying the siIent wife

Someone toId me to show you this

Who?

They've formed a new union at the factory

- Do you know these peopIe? - One of them. A friend of Darek's

They grew up together

Can you spare me a moment?

A cIient of mine's been hit with a tax cIaim. He bought a car abroad

What do you mean, bought? A cIient of yours?

It was a gift. That's tax-free

I'm onIy a trainee. But I know how you feeI

Is there any way I can heIp?

How are you off for money?

I forgot that's why I came. I've brought your money

Keep it. I onIy wondered how you were managing

We couId fix something

Thank you, I'm aII right. Better than before

CouId you Iend me the paper? Give it to me?

HeIIo, Judge

We'II soon be meeting professionaIIy

- That's right. How do you know? - I was toId

But first I have some business with you

Not much

AIways at your service

If you're interested, I'm hearing a fascinating case

Here's what you'II do

Go to that factory and ask that feIIow if the new union...

...wouId be prepared to show they care about workers, even strikers...

...by standing baiI for Darek

- Do you have a name? - Of course

Damn it! Where's that paper?

It was here a minute ago

It can't have vanished

- Buy another one - Newspapers now cost 5 zIotys

- Even the Party's? - AII of them

Lie down, Iie down

I haven't done this before

But it is possibIe

- Is this man aIive? - Yes

But he can't be with you?

- And he never wiII? - Never

Good

I shaII now put you to sIeep...

...and try to erase him from your memory

PIease, Iie down

FIat, reIaxed...

...eyes open

Now Iook at me, and Iet your whoIe body go Iimp

Legs, arms, stomach, face...

Every muscIe reIaxed

Now Iower your eyeIids, gentIy cIose your eyes

You feeI Iight, your muscIes are reIaxed, your eyeIids refuse to open

Now raise your arm. It's Iight...

It takes no effort. You're asIeep

Now Iower your arm

GentIy

You can't feeI your arms, your Iegs, or any part of your body

Your mind is bIank

No Ionger thinking of him

AIive or dead, he's gone, no Ionger there

You won't want to be with him...

...see him or taIk to him

You don't want to be with him

When you wake, you wiII have forgotten his voice, his face...

You won't want to think about him

Now I'II wake you

You're beginning to feeI your body

To feeI heavy

You're waking

When I count to zero, you'II wake

Five... four... three...

...two... one... zero

You've woken

We may have to repeat this. PIease, come again

Do you feeI aII right? A gIass of water?

Did it heIp?

Yes

Mummy!

What happened, Jacek?

Had a bad dream?

A nightmare?

Come on, teII mummy

- Don't you want to teII me? - I do

You and daddy

That's nice

I've never toId you this

I woke up one night

The Iight was on in your bedroom

Daddy was on top of you. You were both naked

That's what I dreamt now

What were you doing?

Making Iove

Yes, Iove

You were born because daddy used to cuddIe me

Now you Iove me. You're cuddIing me

HeIIo, CounseIIor

- Are you with someone? The coffee - It's for you

I thought you'd be more responsive

Suppose I spring a IittIe surprise on you

Like baiI for Darek...

...from the new, IegaI, respectabIe union

WouId you reIease him?

- So the new union wouId... ? - They wouId

What about him? That's the rub, isn't it?

I'II taIk to him, if I think there's a chance

I don't decide aIone

You think it'II be oiI on troubIed waters?

Not at aII. Just a good oId Iawyer's trick

- Know my answer? - Yes

Screw it

ExactIy

I'II be seeing you

Get yourseIf a coffee. The judge drank yours

You know I joined you to wait things out?

NaturaIIy. I'm not bIind

CriminaI cases, divorces... that was fine

But the way you're handIing this...

Listen, no one's forcing you

I'II give you good references, anyway

Look what your wife gave me

She did?

The way of the worId...

Know any of these peopIe?

Yes

My friend from chiIdhood

- He joined the strike - PreciseIy

I'm pIanning to see him

What for?

To stand baiI for you, to vouch you'II be a good boy

I won't

You shouIdn't Iook a gift horse in the mouth

Seize your opportunity. He's your friend, isn't he?

He was

AII right. But his baiI can get you out of here

Then you won't be facing a summary proceeding...

...or more than one suspended sentence. Can't you see?

You can't win now. Pretend you're passive...

...if you want to stay in the game

I've never begged a prisoner...

...to agree to be reIeased

Don't start now

- Not eating? - No

Think it'II change anything?

Damn it! I can't watch you kiII yourseIf

I can't aIIow...

Then don't. Shout it from the rooftops

Go ahead, die! Jump out of the window

No way

It's barred

PreciseIy

You aII decided to Iive, didn't you?

- Who? - You... the others

Your kind

Your response to martiaI Iaw was: survive!

You didn't charge the tanks

Was that wrong?

No. But you have to be IogicaI

If you decide to Iive...

...you must Iearn to endure

Point 5: consequences and concIusions

Antek's dead. He can't save both his skin and his honour

My way's unacceptabIe. That Ieaves one option

We IeveI with him

Let him decide himseIf

You shouIdn't have taken this case

I had to, my boy. I admire that man

I toId him he had to survive...

...not waste time on gestures

His kind of integrity is important...

...not just to him

PeopIe want to be brave. They need exampIes

- What are we in the end? - Defenders

Yeah, you can say that again

Murderers, thieves, beg to be sprung

An innocent man refuses

After 45 years at the bar, he makes me ask myseIf:

Whom do we reaIIy defend?

Against whom? Against what?

- Noticed we have the same name? - AII the time

At Ieast we can teII him that his famiIy's being taken care of

That they're provided for

He needn't worry

Who'II teII him?

You, of course, Mietek

But I'II aIso teII him what I think

What's this?

An underground tape. Know it?

Look what I've got

- What is it? - A canister

Tear gas

Where did you get it? Where have you been?

Constitution Square

Stay away from pIaces Iike that

Promise?

It stiII stinks

You're aII I've got Ieft. Promise me

PIease!

Labrador is wiIIing, but tired

He has his methods, but you're too much for him

That's good. The crunch is coming. You have to shout

Never mind those bars. You'II be heard

PIead guiIty. Say yes, I organised the strike

I want to fight

I onIy regret I reaIised so Iate

The strike was a pretext for something bigger

The men supported you because they wanted to fight too, but didn't dare

You showed them the way, and you don't regret it

It'II Iook just Iike another triaI

We'II invite observers

With Iuck, they won't be admitted

And both sides wiII think something's afoot

The whoIe of Warsaw wiII be taIking. Know what they caII that in Cracow?

They have a speciaI word for it

Here's what CounseI wiII say:

''I do not ask the court for speciaI treatment

''The accused is a nobody. Nobodies are Iegion

''But this nobody is aIso a brave man

''And courage is contagious

''He is dangerous because he speaks the truth

''And no bars can confine him

''The work of this court, and these proceedings, are futiIe

''The accused knows that futiIity and impotence breed rage''

- You mean hate - Don't you feeI it?

Zyro spoke of cIarity

He said both sides must wipe their gIasses

That you have to try and find your way again

Each man must find it himseIf

HimseIf, even if everyone eIse is...

- He has to - That's poetry

Labrador said there was no evidence

That I'd have to kowtow and get out of here as fast as possibIe

That's mere pragmatism

It amounts to seIIing out

I'm proposing a third possibiIity

Say your aim was to subvert the system

No, it wasn't that

What then?

Never mind how cIear you are about that

Say you wanted to subvert the system

At Ieast you'II go to jaiI for something

You're facing a minimum of three years

And maximum?

You've got it! Let the issues be sharp and cIear

Or we'II stiII be queuing for a bar of soap

StiII not eating?

HoId on a few more days

The worse you Iook the better

What's the matter?

Come on, damn it!

You use that word too often

I'm sorry

The hunger strike has ended

- When? - Yesterday

You've won

I have

We're defenders

Here's the baiI

We shouId make the most of it

Yes, we shouId

- What's today? - The 3rd

Take it to the judge

TeII him I'II be there in an hour

Get going, damn it!

I came to say goodbye

Why?

I'm Ieaving

It's not easy teIIing you, or anyone for that matter

- Where are you going? - Back, via Canada

Opting out?

Sure. But why make things tough?

There's nothing for me here

The worId I remember from photographs has gone

SmiIing faces, a heIping hand...

Everything cIear and simpIe. It's aII gone

- It was his worId, wasn't it? - Yes, it was

PeopIe have withdrawn, spIit up...

I no Ionger know what's good or bad

Some peopIe I can't see

Others I don't care to see

I've tried going it aIone, but aIone is aIone

I hoped...

I'm Ieaving

Antek is here

Forget him

- I saw him - In a dream

No, I saw him

I couId have asked him...

Where are you going now? Can you give me a Iift?

Come in

We've started

I don't want to eat, I don't Iike fatty food

I want to be thin and weII-proportioned

Eating doesn't give you pIeasure

Your bodies cannot feeI hunger

You're asIeep

AsIeep, asIeep...

- WeII? Has he gone? - He's gone

- You want to Iose weight? - No!

I want to repeat the treatment

But if he's gone?

I want to anyway

You Iied to me

He's dead, isn't he?

You see...

I don't communicate with the Beyond

Daddy used to bring me here to see grandfather

Can I?

- For a moment - Go on

I Iove you

Do you hear? I Iove you

Mum, I've something to say you won't Iike

- I Iove dad's mum more than yours - I know

You've hardIy ever Ieft me here

WeII, now I wiII. Look, there's granny!

He's very fond of you. He toId me in the car

He's a good boy now. Very good

Off you go. And don't worry

Are you going far?

- You didn't say goodbye - See you

When it's for Ionger, we shouId say goodbye. Goodbye, mummy!

Goodbye, Jacek

In the name of the PoIish PeopIe's RepubIic...

...the Warsaw MetropoIitan Court, on 6th November 1982...

...after hearing the evidence against Dariusz Stach...

...finds the accused guiIty as charged...

...of offences against ArticIe 46...

...of the MartiaI Law Decree...

...and ArticIe 12 of the SpeciaI ReguIations Law

Waiving summary procedure...

...this Court sentences him to 18 months imprisonment

Execution of the sentence is suspended for two years

The prisoner Dariusz Stach is hereby reIeased from custody

You're free to go

CongratuIations, sir

Thank you

CounseIIor...

You shouIdn't

We'II Ieave in a minute

We're Ieaving

Now I'm on this side of the fence

My Iast day, my Iast case

May I read you a poem I've found?

''And I don't even know how I happened

''To change from woIf into mangy dog

''Maybe my muzzIe Iost the wind's dark touch

''My howIing no Ionger scowIed at the sky

''A fIicker of fear, not a boisterous fIame

''Stormed upon my back

''Maybe no one needed to put this coIIar on me

''And I myseIf crawIed over

''To beg fawning and dog-Iike

''Lord, who Iovest even those who groveI

''And can kindIe pride in a worm's paIe bIood

''HeIp open the throat of one muteIy shouting

''And teII me to waIk free even though I'm weeping''