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Bread n' Butter

Unexplainable, rearrangeable, 

interchangeable, 

more manageable..

 Bite your tongue - you know you won.

 keep it coming, keep it humming..

 

 You got that summons in the mail -

another bill , another sale..

 

 But was it worth it?

Fuck it or curse it.

Dent in your car, knot in your spine, 

It's not the effort, it's not the time,

 

It could have been worse

As luck would have

Took my keys, save from damage

 

It ain't over yet thou, and I keep pretending..

I'm going through it,

...my heart is mending

I'm glad it ended this way,

 it shed new light on old dark corners

 

Swept the cobwebs away

Shake it loose, I wish you'd stay

But that's not true, it's all convenient....

Trust a fool and know I mean it.

🌷(6)

◄ Derailed

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