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""I see you looking at yourself put letters on paper," you said. All my illusions of being a poet shrank, the wings of an eagle writer that sees all twittered into the shadow of a sparrow, a wavy blot of cold ink on a yellow legal pad."

Her words put the author back down to Earth, since apparently he had been spending all of his time acting the poet and writing poetry, and she was worried for him and his welfare. When the author heard her words, he was reminded that there is more to a man than labels, and that he isn't some godly creature looking down upon other denizens of the Earth and gracing them with his wisdom in writing. In other words, she put him in his place.

"The sun lanes coming down on the Castro are distributed equally over the Mission District, as the clouds permit."

Possibly a crack at Communism? Equal distribution and Castro are terms often associated with Communism and Communistic ideas. It would be interesting to speak to the author about this particular quote.