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Hey, what's with you?
You're face is so long
it looks like a landing strip
or a vessel whose captain
& crew just abandoned ship
now you're giving me
that look that says
"What am I gonna do?"
Hey, what's with you?

What's with you?
Yesterday you said you
felt like doing somersaults
now you're whining about
it's so & so's fault
if he don't care then don't
wind up playing the fool
hey, what's with you?

I've been down, I know what it's like
when up seems so far away
but here's a noun I'm offering you
to dutifully say ...

What's with you?
After a good night's sleep
you'll be feeling fine
you'll wake up to birds
singing on the telephone line
as Mr. Sun comes out
& starts to shine
if you need a smile
well then, here's mine
I'd gladly paste it
over your mouth
with Krazy Glue
hey, what's with you?

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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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