By Misti Velvet Rainwater
Date: 4 April 2000
Far Back There
far back there
back to the dinosaurs
back to no such things as teenagers
back to before THIS
I hate the Internet
for the record
it's so goddamn impersonal
I need to hear his voice on the phone
I need to see his handwriting
back there
covered in silver mist
there it is
our kisses
our connection
our feeble at attempt at
FOREVER
you were no Flash Gordon, alas
and I was no Dale Arden
we made it work
for as long as we could
and when it ended
we kissed
and I think of you now
but NEWS FLASH
you've been eclipsed
in the immortal words of Elvis Costello
"you're not the only flame"
oh, shit
oh, god
the things I've been through
the life
I've lived
I've been here for nearly THREE
DECADES, my darlin'
and if you think
that doesn't COUNT
you're more idiotic
than I thought
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