By Misti Velvet Rainwater
Date: 18 September 2000
Tacky Residue
you love me
and it's true
but tacky residue is preventing you from
embracing the hues in me
that no one has ever noticed
I take your love
like it's my due
and tie it to the tracks
and spill it in the cracks
and hang it on the racks
and toss it in the sacks
and walk away
folded
scolded
molded like wax
a grotesque
easily
forgettable
bitch
she's sweeter than me
you can see her silver shine
I bet she can fly to Pluto and back
in just one hour
I bet she's great in a hot tub
and even better in a shower
I'm sure she knows
not to hold onto love
with a tightly curled fist
I'm sure her kiss
would top your list
I'm pissed 'cause I'm bitter and was better
when I was ten
I'm crazy 'cause I want my ice castles
back again
then was the time
now is what you got
so take me or leave me
either way
I'll smash the clock.
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