We can still see you diving
behind the newsstand;
pretending to be enthralled
by the days mind-bending,
politically-correct marketing ploys

Gin joints, jazz clubs, and cheap pick-up lines,
back-room poker games, store-front churches
and didn’t you know Elijah is coming?
(crawling, falling, gasping for air)

Put track seven on repeat
and we’ll discuss the dichotomy
of lips, hips, and the end of the world.

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