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When you answered the door
you were in somebody else's shirt
I stood there, amazed
bouquet in my fist
can't say how much I hurt
how afraid I was to squint my eyes
did I want to see who it was
behind you in the darkness
did I want to recognize
some familiar face
from our mutual past?
So I had to think fast.

Remember how I handed
the flowers over to you?
Without a peep, like some shy
little boy would do?
Then as I turned to leave
I felt your hand on my shoulder
if I'd been a little bolder
I would've slapped you on the wrist
made my exit & never looked back
but I wasn't any good at walking outside
the shadow you cast
I had to think fast.

& you know how I hate to think alone
I'd rather sit in resolute silence
& chew through our dilemmas like
two dogs fighting for the same bone.

If you think changing your telephone number
will change anything
you're probably right
I can't waste my time wondering anymore
what you do at night
today in the mail, the papers came
there in boldface type was your name
I tore the damn things up
& flushed 'em down the toilet
I'm so sick of arguing with myself
I'm no good at self-flagellation
let's be honest, it didn't last...

I had to think fast
to survive, I had to think fast.

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from Throw the Lions to the Christians, released March 6, 2012
Recorded at Olde West, San Francisco, CA 1993. Engineered by James Schaefer. Remastered at Kingsize Sound Labs, Chicago, IL October 2011 with Mike Hagler.

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Larry O. Dean Chicago, Illinois

Larry O. Dean was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. His numerous chapbooks include I Am Spam (2004), a series of poems “inspired” by junk email, abbrev (2011), and About the Author (2011). A full-length collection, Brief Nudity is forthcoming in 2013. He is also an acclaimed songwriter whose most recent CD release is Fun with a Purpose (2009) with The Injured Parties. ... more

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