EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN US DID HAPPEN
AND WHAT DIDN’T COULDN’T
AND WHAT COULDN’T DIDN’T
AND NONE OF IT WAS PREDESTINED ABRACADABRA.
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I HAVE BEEN STUPID IN A THOUSAND WAYS
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL NOT EXCLUDED.
I HAVE SPLICED THE TAPES TO PORTRAY MY RETREAT
FROM THE ERRATIC AND DEVOTIONAL DELUGE AS
WHIMPERINGLY LIMPING AWAY
- BUT THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT ON THE TABLE WHEN I WALKED.
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I HAVE BEEN IDIOTICALLY JUSTIFIED,
NEGLIGENTLY HYPERBOLIC,
AND UNFORGIVABLY RIGID FOR MY OWN GOOD AND TERRIBLE REASONS-
OPAQUE, OBLIQUE, AND OBSTINATE IN TREMBLING DEFENSE,
AND WHEN CALLED TO THE WATER, I HAVE OPTED TO DRY OUT ALONE
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PERPETUAL STATE OF REVELATION NOTWITHSTANDING
I’M STILL LEARNING HOW TO SHOW UP LIKE A DOG FOR THE BULLSHIT OF LOVE
AND MAYBE THAT WILL BE ENOUGH OF A HAND ABOVE WATER
TO SHIFT THE VISION BACK WHERE WE BOTH CAN SEE IT
OR MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE WORTH RUNNING THE GAUNTLET
OR MAYBE THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
EVENTUALLY
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EVENTUALLY THESE ORACULAR STACKS OF DRIBBLE
DIE ON DIRTY HARD DRIVES
FALL FROM THE CLOUD WITH A CLUTCH OF BLURRY PHOTOS FROM THE ROAD, SO
FOR A SCINTILLA OF COLLECTIVE REMEMBRANCE
I WILL SAY THIS ONCE OUT LOUD
AND TO MYSELF EVERY DAY:
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I JUST MISS MY FRIEND.
