Poem: April 6, 2109

Hard Up Blues

You know I'm in the mood, girl, for a trip around your bend.
Yes, you know I'm in the mood for a trip around your bend.
Let me slip around your corner and then bring it back again.

It's been way too long since you cast your shadow across my face.
It's been a month if it's been a minute since your shadow crossed my face.
We could play long chords in the afternoon. Play your treble against my bass.

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There's a time to throw the switch, and I believe that time is now.
Can't you see the red lights flashing? The ringing bells? The time is now.
We've held the curtain for far too long, so come on out and take a bow.

Woman, I see you in the kitchen, but it's the bedroom that's on my mind.
Yes, you're standing in the kitchen, but I've got the bedroom on my mind.
If I can't have you in the bedroom, then the basement will do just fine.

When you come home in the evening, I can't wait to hold you tight.
I imagine every evening a new way to hold you tight.
I want to feel your whole body touching me when I go to turn off the light.

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It can be hard to sustain our breath while our fingers play the tune.
You know you might just catch your breath while my fingers play the tune.
But just keep pounding out the rhythm and howling at the moon.

Can you hear my heartbeat calling, echoing inside my chest?
You have to hear my heartbeat calling you from deep inside my chest.
I can feel the earth is trembling and this wave is about to crest.

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