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And it doesn't seem fair
That your wicked words should work
In holding me down
No, it doesn't seem right
To take information
Given at close range
For the gag
And the bind
And the ammunition round

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& If cat eyes are Venus
I bet you crossed them out
Grievance over this is beyond my grasp
Outside of my rim of thought
I’ll admit I thought of you once
But never the way you wanted
(Such tiny fresh water fish, so unaware)
We are all gutter-mouthed & expendable
You can't isolate me
Or throw me off the hook
If your world
Is something I never asked

"And then she would smile, to show me how,
and it was the saddest smile I ever saw."-Bukowski

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