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Flirting with a Brick Wall

It's kind of like when you want something sweet

And all there is are a bunch of old bitter hard candies

Sitting in your grandma's rusted bowl

On the coffee table in the dim living room and

That candy probably isn't there for eating but just for

Decoration or something,

So you pick one out anyway and it's not all that great

Even though that's exactly what you'd expect

 

But that little part of you said

"Maybe this won't be

another rock solid butterscotch chew"

Because you hoped this time would be different

But you thought wrong

And you'll probably end up eating another

Because it's

Better than nothing

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May 8, 2013
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