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# [ I told the genie: a centaur  ]
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/i-told-the-genie-a-centaur/
- Published: 2022-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: "Imagine a centaur the style, the grace, the power! That is my wish, genie", I said. and now I sport this horse's head
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

"Imagine a centaur  
the style, the grace, the power!  
That is my wish, genie", I said.  
and now I sport this horse's head

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I told the genie: a centaur  
is what I want to be  
He said: I don't have that much power  
I said: don't lie to me  
the good news: still sleep in my bed  
I got a horse's head instead

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**Author notes:** wc 23