By Misti
Date: 2004 Aug 04
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Attacked By The Devil Hisself

down again
because here I am ragged
and broke and living in a doll
room again
as was predicted
and my boyfriend can't remember
when to call me
so I call him
with the last minute on the calling
card he sent me
because I am crazy with insecurities
and need to hear his laugh
and that goes as well as can be expected
and I call my bank
and find out that the hour I spent
in the fucked up Wells Fargo branch
was wasted
they have no record of my new name
even though they made copies of my
divorce decree and new driver's license
and I am training to be a tech support geek
for Dell
even though I can't tell cookies from cache
and I tell my mom
I am going crazy
and need to get away
and Texas is the worst place for me
and she says the devil is attacking her, too
and there is nothing to do but pretend
I'm lobotomized like Frances Farmer
and don't know enough to give a fuck about
my lack of luck
and twice a week therapy sessions
with a fine Christian doctor from the UK
who tells me my way hasn't worked
sleeping about with men outside of marriage
drinking and carrying on like a wild woman
it is time
to be tamed
learn a new game
play by the rules
even when the rules
make no
sense
and winning
no longer
matters.