July 12, 2012

• Phantom Limb Memories

  I grin when I think about it
  96 Tears
  Alternating between
  Desperately seeking sources of income
  And indulging in unhinged sex
  So numb at the time that it only comes back in flashes
  Phantom limb memories
  That make me smile

  Undressing
  Blue pants and a white camisole
  The kitchen counter
  Cooking book for height
  Going to the library to look for a job
  Be right back
  No money for the internet connection
  You wrote me a check that I never repaid
  So I could pay the rent

  96 Tears that plays in the background
  And now I smile to myself
  Like someone in a coffee commercial
  Before you change the channel
  And the memory is gone
  To return when the synapse fires
  When I need that limb

  • 8:17 pm
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