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Electric Ass

once she's plugged me in

she says my ass is electric

versatile as well as hybrid

makes her love-life hectic

 

trouble is with my battery

suffers from a limited range

after five miniutes full-pelt

my plug feels a bit strange

 

charges me in the kitchen

leaving me a cup of tea

goes back to bed while I

suffer from range anxiety

 

changed her energy tariff

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About today

Write about your feelings, they say

they say you have a creative mind

for tonight, the lights are down and

tomorrow is the time

 

Yet words remain unwritten

tears, pour unsolicited

magic, musical connection

the language which we bid

 

Fear, it rings within our ears

they play, they laugh, they run

charismatic foolishness

the peoples’ hearts you’ve won

 

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