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All Around the Water Cooler Gathers the Circle of Faces
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Some people want to say "I love you". Rip those words around like they hold a special meaning. Wrap you in their charm while they push a blade deep into you. So don't tell me you love me unless your intentions are clear. Some people want to cry about "life". They'll bore you with their dramas and stone you with their dogmas. Trap you in their lives and hold you there like a fish in a glass bowl. So don't need me to help you unless you will stop and listen. All around the water cooler gathers the circle of faces. Mumbling their vowels at one another. Everybody's talking at the same time. Mouths are moving but ears are closed. Lips pregnant with the news they want to be sharing. Don't tell me your stories unless you allow me to walk with you in them. I'm fresh as a blizzard that has dumped itself upon the coffee table. Urns upturned and feelings jumping about like cockroaches on fire. Some people want to say "I love you". Rip those words around like they hold a special meaning. Never mind including me. I'd rather put spoon in mouth and swallow my medicine. So don't crumble your greeting card words upon me. Let me discover my own specialty channel. |
