By Misti
Date: 2002 Jun 15
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[[2002.06.15.14.50.23634]]

follow the leader

come with me, my eager acolyte
there are myths to create
and burn to ash
there are deathbeds to ascend
stars to name
seashells to find

you can bring your true love's ghost
you can bring your Catholic virgin fantasy
you can bring half a heart
and a disenchanted mind
that shuts
me out
and breaks
my finger

don't think I'll hold it
all over your head
like a cloud full of rain
and lightning bolts
don't think I'll devour
your carefully erected dignity
because you are blue
and only able
to take

I'm telling you now
take
TAKE
take it all
keep it in a box
beneath your bed
with a loaded Smith & Wesson
on safety
keep it in a drawer
to keep your condoms and phone numbers
on cocktail napkins
company
put it in a Bloody Mary
and shake it
up

this will only work
if you hand me the sword
and keep your mouth
shut.