"in the town of your youth, on some famous road or boulevard or lane, there's a lilac tree named after you. an unfamiliar child gets to see it bloom. he rides in his mother's car. it's as big as hell. and they're on theyre way. line 'em up to be replaced!" "in the house lived a dog. not a healer or a saint. he's warm the house with his welcome wag. but in his howl, i'd hear him say, 'i want to run away.' where is he now? he left us alone. he has a new home. he's gone. what were you protecting us from anyway? line 'em up to be replaced!"