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By Misti Date: 2004 Jun 02 Comment on this Work [[2004.06.02.07.01.22221]] |
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don't want to see Meme and Pop starin' at me from a field of hot air balloons so I replace that wallpaper image with a photo of a Mcdonald's in Manitowoc, Wisconsin it could be early evening or early morning found the image at Google I am destined to eat limp salty French fries there alone and wondering gorgeous and bloated too much hope and fear is keeping me awake I am aching, again spinning the Wheel of Fortune landing on Rune Number Nine the rune of change you told me the name but I forget it and even if I remembered it I couldn't spell it we didn't expect each other we bumped into each other in the Cosmic Grocery Store I couldn't believe you were allergic to peanut butter you couldn't believe all the popsicles in my basket we took each other on I loved your laugh and your hands and your timing you loved my mix tapes and sarcasm and Poet Chick in Love with President Bush skit we hit it off right away and I made a sacrifice that wasn't really a sacrifice left a dead marriage and a false sense of security so that I could get to the bottom of you you gladly let me because you sensed our potential that's what you tell me if I had been any other woman we wouldn't have happened because I was married and you weren't ready for the sickening chaos of new romance we took a chance and danced to Billie Holiday and Otis Redding in my tiny cluttered candlelit apartment we chased down the ice cream truck on a rainy spring day we sang karaoke like it was made for us and oh we made love like it was brand-new how appropriate the Garden of Eden in the desert in March I always wanted to be a springtime bride and now the ride has come to an end I'll be your friend forever because I can do that marathon phone chats into the sunrise but it won't be the same as you looking into my eyes saying How Do You Do That, Misti? How Do You Make Your Eyes Change Colors? me playing the role being corny because that's what I feel telling you It's Magic and I Do it For You |