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catching up on rest
midnight oil gets expensive--
a good sleep is cheap
A fly found the time
to drown in my midnight oil,
a mummified pest.
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A fly found the time
to drown in my midnight oil,
a mummified pest.
Cleopatra cried
swarmed by mummified fruit flies
unbiblical pests
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Cleopatra cried
swarmed by mummified fruit flies
unbiblical pests
That pest named Jesus
made kings and flies obsolete
turned death inside out.
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That pest named Jesus
made kings and flies obsolete
turned death inside out
some rudely exclaim
that the truth is theirs to claim
falsely placing blame
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some rudely exclaim
that the truth is theirs to claim
falsely placing blame
The test was true or
false, but only maybe felt
at home in his gut.
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The test was true or
false, but only maybe felt
at home in his gut.
A test! Feel the angst
deep in your gut, home of truth,
it churns when you lie.
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara
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A test! Feel the angst
deep in your gut, home of truth,
it churns when you lie.
Stuck here in a rut,
with no either, and, or but-
if not now, then what?
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Stuck here in a rut,
with no either, and, or but-
if not now, then what?
I miss the fruit flies
And Cleopatra’s sweet lips
that wait for no man.
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I miss the fruit flies
And Cleopatra’s sweet lips
that wait for no man.
The plum of her mouth
seduced many, but beware
the asp on her wrist.
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The plum of her mouth
seduced many, but beware
the asp on her wrist.
Plum juice drips, wrist snaps,
just the price of another day
eating telegrams.
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plum juice drips, wrist snaps
just the price of another day
eating telegrams
the wire’s too heavy
stop. it’s gonna fall down. stop
don’t send the fat words
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the wire’s too heavy
stop. it’s gonna fall down. stop
don’t send the fat words
fat words on thin wires
tightrope walker never falls--
but wobbles for gasps
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fat words on thin wires
tightrope walker never falls--
but wobbles for gasps
mannikin wobbles
his wires are loose, his tongue out
mocking his master
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mannikin wobbles
his wires are loose, his tongue out
mocking his master
loosed dummies spit truths
their masters' bit-tongues cannot--
thrown voices echo
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loosed dummies spit truths
their masters' bit-tongues cannot--
thrown voices echo
the mimic wants fame,
his helpless tongue wants the truth--
only one can win
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the mimic wants fame,
his helpless tongue wants the truth--
only one can win
a mime on the strip
his hopeless tongue long swallowed--
coins in his beret
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a mime on the strip
his hopeless tongue long swallowed--
coins in his beret
he strips for small coins
(swallowing his pride and hope)
paper from old walls
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara
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he strips for small coins
(swallowing his pride and hope)
paper from old walls
swallowing the coins
he gathers his ragged garb
walks away naked
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swallowing the coins
he gathers his ragged garb
walks away naked
how much he swallowed
he doesn't know but hopes to
shit a small fortune
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how much he swallowed
he doesn't know but hopes to
shit a small fortune
how small a fortune
does it take to grind you down?
who says size matters?
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