In The Clearing Stands A Boxer*

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Central Park, New York City, N.Y.
9/19/81
86 minutes
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*in the clearing stands a boxer
and a fighter by his trade
and he carries the reminders
of every glove that layed him down
or cut him till he cried out
in his anger and his shame
"i am leaving, i am leaving"
but the fighter still remains
--paul simon (from "The boxer")
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portrait of Leo courtesy of the E and J Collection