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he feels no respite

his dusty faithful fists

remain clenched

his angry jaw muscle continually ticks

away to the right

yet right now

staving off the darker hungers of the flesh

is an absolute must

for this down on his lonely luck randy cowboy

tonight

ah but a nip of good hooch for the road

perhaps would suffice

but not for very long

as he'd much rather have just her on any given

night

that want simply never changes

it just keeps getting stronger

but instead

he must somehow make do

no love

no her

just him

driving home

quite alone

again

crawling into his bed

with nothing but his aching love

and unfulfilled needs

crying out the wretchedly painful tears

of a lonely love sick man

that she will never see

he for who he really is

her salvation

if she would only succumb to his

'Silent Allure'....................

(July 22, 1998)