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By Jack Joseph Smith

As always Late at night Drunk as a song Can't stand upright Give me some wind, I am all alone I take the tale and tell it piece by piece Not good enough Stars arrive every day They are just to tired and thank you, they turn around and leave Over and over again With wishes we have little idea about

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AI Interpretation

GPT

The speaker describes late-night drunkenness and loneliness, then tells a tale piece by piece as tired stars arrive and leave.

The speaker returns to wishes he cannot explain while doubting the adequacy of his telling. The source gap separates the lonely opening from the attempt to tell the tale.

Claude

'As always' begins 'Late at night / Drunk as a song / Can't stand upright', and after a gap says the stars 'are just to tired / and thank you, / they turn around / and leave', ending 'With wishes we have / little idea about'.

A late-night poem about loneliness and wishes; to tired is kept as typed.