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not clean enough for the cleanly

I may not be a towel-boy

but

I sure as hell am a towel


Satan has no washing machine

no river to clean his rags in

no extra v-cards

he lusts for them greedily 


you probably think you understand 

what I am getting at

but really 

that is only a passing fancy


cynicism 

does not know when 

to let me go


signing my signature

not clean enough

for the cleanly 

◄ here's to not looking at you

gear shift lady in black ►

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