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Only the Lonely

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by: Edward Rochester Esq - Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:01 UTC

Only the Lonely

I walked in
looking again,
for the wrong kind of love
and found it
sitting in the shadows
of yesterday's dreams.

"Drink?"

"Sure."

And we toasted nothing,
spoke of everything
till told to leave as the moon
began to yawn.

"I've got a bottle, not far
from here, half empty but enough
to finish the job."

"Sure."

And we walked as the sun
began the morning
and a fumbled key opened
to a Shangri la
of tossed socks.

"Shower if you'd like."

"You think I'm dirty?"

"No, I'm the one that's dirty."

"Then you shower."

"We'll both shower."

"You think I'm a slut?"

"No. I'm the slut."

And we drank in silence,
finishing the job as promised
then snored breaking the quiet,
annoying those mice in front row seats,
viewing my never-ending quest
for nirvana.

Edward Rochester Esq.

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Only the Lonely	Edward Rochester Esq.