RHAPSODY IN OLIVE DRAB

 


I sat there gulping sentences like giant sips of beer

It’s like my head was second guessing thoughts as they appeared 

The sun embarrassed hid behind the shadowy horizon 

Swallowed up my shoulders in parenthesis disguise 

Took the words right out, I forgot about it 

Licking up the kitchen tiles to clean my footprint secrets 

Fritter up the chimney to escape the sweet repeat what

I don’t need the lovey happy huggy compliments to puddle me

My vampire brain retreats at sunny adjectives befuddle uddle uddle me

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