The Ride

Gate after
gate after
gate!

Like today!
Who knew Mister
You Know Who
would rush in breathless
and request a replacement
for the check he lost last night
doing who knows what!

Or that Miss
Say No More
with full moon eyes
and shy smile would say
she’s oh my god!

Always another twist in the wind!

And who knows when the phone groans
what fate that voice will bring
but sometimes I feel my life speeding by
and no mask or practiced gesture ever sets it right—

right?


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