By Misti
Date: 2005 Feb 14
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Oh I Know You Must Be THE ONE

hide me from god
and the IRS
blanket me, baby
downy soft
blind me, baby
inky dark
stroll me through the park
and don't point out the obvious
green grass in a desert
brats with their gossiping nannies
little punk ass gangsta wannabes
and their ridiculous wars

while you're at it, boyfriend
tell me I'm THE ONE
the only one you'll ever love
all the girls and women before me
do not count
they were all preludes to me
me your concubine
me your playmate
me your fate served soggy side up

whisper the truth
candycoated and not very nutritious
as I fall asleep dumb
numb to the pain that lurks around
the corner
I'm your delicious Delilah without scissors
don't be suspicious, Samson
I'm as pure
as human
soap
and dead like hope
which does not float
but sinks
down
down
down
where the fish with lanterns on their heads
swim
swim
swim
until they
die, too.