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Mondays

I’ve begun recycling emotions
so they’ll last longer 
and we can save the rat-bag planet.
 
Sometimes I jump in elevators
I did it this morning
on the third floor
this guy looked at me, askance.
“Do you think you’re going to live forever?” I demanded.
 
Sometimes I look at Peter and think
that he’s the sexiest guy on earth
I want to ravish him - and we’re at breakfast.
Can a boyfriend be TOO perfect?
“I could do better,” I tell him, out of the blue
- because you’ve got to keep them on their toes.
“Don’t beat yourself up,” he said, looking up from his buttery-croissant, sympathetically.
“You’re doing your best,” he added.
“Wait,” I said, “what are we talking about?”
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What's going on by Paul Carrack
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Fallica Avatar
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Thanks for the smile. It’s SO appreciated right now. / Answered questions on chat./ <3
Conn Avatar
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Perhaps you could elaborate (in a short story form) that part about “ravishing” - say, in A-flat Major? =]
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