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Domestic Drama (Part 2)

I could probably break his hand 
or end it all -slaughter the man
if I had a chainsaw, 
I could cut them to pieces in their sleep
starting with my sister snoring in my bed 

then bring the broom 
try to sweep away the evidence 
take out the trash
feed the dog and cats raw meat 

'you'll probably be caught 
but then you can plead insanity' 

Wait, this is insanity
this is really craz...

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domestic life

PEAKS AND TROUGHS

i've climbed the highest mountains

for you

swum the mighty oceans

too

but now we're married and

our love is proved

the goalposts seem to have

suddenly moved.

 

Though i've mastered the mountains

and oceans in turn

making a bed

doing the washing

cleaning the bath

reading (not laughing)

guessing your mind

with romance receding and hard to find

 

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