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listening to singles

downing singles

joking about singles

finding only singles

muttering slow

muttering now

;

come over and strip by

the curtain

wrap it around you

like that German film

the one you came to

in ‘92

;

killing insects

to watch something crawl

but you’re crawling

with a bandana in your mouth

the one your sister’s

old lover used

;

mouthing guitar solos

up your shoulder blades

waiting for your

name to come up

and I’d slip

in through your spine

if I could

and shake it out

like your dog on the sidewalk

;

muttering this

muttering that

speak up if

you want to teach a few things

I just hear bells

ringing ringing ringing