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two ply goodbye

your love is a post-it
a sharpie tattoo
a cracked rearview mirror
object in view

tho i was blindfolded
i saw through your act
the paper was nicer
than what i unwrapped

you're a bad love song written
on truckstop t.p.
quilted and scented
to softly kill me

you're a flypaper poet
stuck on himself
a slippery tail chaser
in search of yourself

kindly bind me, then leave me
in charmin adieu's
i will think of you fondly
when i go #2

but here's a confession
and end to begin...
one day i'll be over you
under my skin

Rene ~ January 2011

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  1. Brian MillerJanuary 11, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    haha...i will think of you fondly...i totally laughed out loud...smiles.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 11, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    can't you hear me playing it to please the crowd Brian?

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  3. MarianJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    so glad you write that shit down!

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  4. Sioux RoslawskiJanuary 12, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Biting...Bitter...a bit of black humor.

    It reminds me of JD Blackfoot's song from the 70's entitled, "I Flushed You from the Toilets of My Heart."

    This made me laugh as I winced. Well done.

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  5. UnknownJanuary 12, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    thanks guys, really, for being very kind...
    i've just been in a silly mood lately

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  6. AndreasJanuary 12, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    Very clever. Funny, and a little sad. Thank you.

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  7. Other MaryJanuary 12, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    What a little gem!

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  8. HelenJanuary 12, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    ... killing me softly, I can't stop laughing.

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  9. CadJanuary 12, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Hilarious, as well as clever! LOL

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  10. Tess KincaidJanuary 12, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Hahah! Clever one, Rene. Thanks for the giggles.

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  11. MartinJanuary 12, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    "one day i'll be over
    you under my skin." Great ending.

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  12. UnknownJanuary 12, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Mary, Helen, Tess, Cad, Martin H...

    thank you all. I thought we all could have used a good laugh :)

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  13. UnknownJanuary 12, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    And Andreas...thank you :)

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  14. Coloring Outside the LinesJanuary 12, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Wickedly funny, thanks for the laugh.

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  15. FireblossomJanuary 12, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    You and your toilet humor, Rene. ;-)

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  16. UnknownJanuary 12, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    thanks Arkie and Fireblossom...

    I promise I have gotten this potty stuff out of my system

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  17. JCJanuary 13, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Love this !!!

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  18. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJanuary 13, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    beautiful flow.
    love the wit and humor in it.

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  19. KavitaJanuary 14, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    heheheh... super funny (in a gross and dark sorta way)..
    But seriously, this is the attitude to don, girl!!

    Really enjoyed this one!

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  20. Tumblewords:January 14, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    Gotta love this one - the angst and relief in equal measures! So well done, I'm still clapping!

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  21. UnknownJanuary 14, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Thank you all..there's so much more to add to this. I'll think of it later :)

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  22. ReflectionsJanuary 14, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    LOL... loved this!!!!

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  23. signed...bkmJanuary 15, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Love the flypaper poet line...nice weaving of music and metaphor Rene...bkm

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  24. Fred MillerJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    I hope you have music for this. You've got a hit here.

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  25. UnknownJanuary 16, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    you kill me Fred...:)

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  26. MichaelJanuary 23, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    A great lilt to your TP love song adieu! LOL. this made me chuckle but it is oh so good.

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