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Dreamer Resting In Practical Arms

s/he was a dreamer resting in the practical arms of a lover who stayed safe & happy within the context of which s/he had been born into--- no cards switched on the table no getting up to take a piss during the game & the hand dealt was the only hand that mattered, whilst the big dreams of the other lover spewing from her/his mouth filled the room with the kind of thoughts that can put out the fire--- for what is present is never enough for the dreamer & when the dreamer starts to swim around in the cocktail of “love,” their heads can come really really close to exploding, wanting the whole enchilada (whatever the **** that is), wanting a hollywood romantic comedy with a happy ending that would bring sappy tears to the eyes of a homicidal maniac waiting in the wings to take office with a finger on the button & the middle on the other hand flipped up at the surrounding world--- so the practical lover counts the days because the timer has only a few left before it dings & this is all over, since you just can’t satisfy the unsatisfiable.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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