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epics very scurrilous

but I took them all in,

crazy tales of passion

made mine seem thin

 

lovers by the dozen,

flights to every shore,

my ups and downs

a comparative bore

 

the facade collapsed,

your name's phoney,

landlord dropped by

called you Miss Toni

 

you talk up love but I

know not who you are,

little Miss Nobody or

exotic wandering sta...

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The Truth In Hot Sudden Tears

Out of the blue they appeared

Composure broken, cast adrift

Lately she'd been evading me

My questions got short shrift

 

Nature can only take so much

Secrets discompose its skills

So long we had been at odds

Life an endless battle of wills

 

We had survived enough wars

Love adrift on waves of years

But nothing prepared me for

The truth in hot sudden tears

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