To Whomever's Been Trying to Fax Here for Two Hours
Oh, the ringing is making me nervous.
Wonder what I have done to deserve this?
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When my feet itch for greener roads
And my ears burn in want of sweeter tones,
I take up my pen to make a Prince from toads -
A knight of ink and paper, not flesh and bones.
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And will it make him love you
To be sparkling and witty and gorgeous,
To be self-assured, self-aware, self-self?
Will it fix the mistakes you've made -
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Or
I’ve Written Too Many Love Poems
Of all the words of love and woe,
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So rest assured in assonance,
Sweet dissonance, and diffidence-
Justly eschewing affluence;
Pretend poverty's on purpose.
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(And Other Such Mature Reactions)
Some souls may select their own society and close the door,
But most of us wind up alone when someone shuts the door in our face.
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I see you there
Or at least I think I can -
Intentionally vivisectified
By your own hand
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Come see the Amazing Not There Girl!
For two nickels come gape and come stare!
She never says boo,
Wears a number ten shoe
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'Stop moaning, stop crying, ' they tell you.
'The world is not ending - be strong.'
But the world keeps on ending and ending,
And somehow still keeps going on.
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Did I leave the oven on?
Did I turn the AC off?
Did that fax go through?
Did I spell that right?
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