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End Of Days

Ends Of Days

 

The fact that I’m quite anti-social

Is a blessing in dark times like these

When you’re treated like a pariah

If you develop a cough or a sneeze

When they’re telling us to wash our hands

And not just after we pee

When I’ve been doing that for years

Because of my OCD

 

I’m also a bit of a hoarder

It’s always been one of my goals

To ensure I have ...

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The Collector & The Collected

The Collector And The Collected

 

I keep it

In case I need it

Or in case

I want to read it again

 

I keep it

Because it sounds like

Everything

I’ve ever done

 

I keep it

Because I did it

And I want to

Relive it

 

I keep it

Because it looks nice

In a nineteen seventies

Kind of vibe

 

I keep it

Because you gave it

To me

On a ...

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