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the vote is coming up

the virgins are next

the vote is coming up

and the stuffed pig

and its mouth full of ballots

is signing to the officials

asking for an injunction

;

the poets are next

and the bad lovers

and the drunk boys

with lips right

above the crooked moon

asking their conquests

what’s next

waiting

waiting

not waiting so long

;

the smokers are next

and the romantics

pursuing nirvana

in soft navels

and the soft cresting hills

just below

;

the addicts wait their time

spinning pills

and bottles

waiting for them to come

right around

right back around

;

and the narcissist

thinking only

of arched backs

and sweat

spelling out his name

in those holy creases

asks for next

;

;

the vote is coming up

;

some saying

I’m not afraid to die

just to try

and to hear their martyrs

say

well

hey

you tried

you tried

you tried

;

the results

administered

by the smallest spider

smallest man

say

there’s no plan

;

that’s you

that’s you

that’s you

chalkboard

lecturing

crying fraud

crying again

and the babies too

;

for the big celebration

quote me

when I said

something clever