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Underwear Salesman

as a kid
I watched what he did
his style;
his cynical smile

good with ladies,
not with money
he lived
between the lines

trouble he got in
and out like a film
survived
in fact, he thrived

it took me a while
to forgive him
then I thought,
“fuck, I’m that guy”

smile to smile
without a break
sale to sale,
do it again

kids and a wife
you know who you are
on the table sits
your coffee mug

I need beauty in my life
don’t settle for smart-
If I'll never be rich
at least I'll play my part

train to train
with the sample case
following legs
up the street:

I’ve given up
on being saved
expectations fit
my mornings

net stockings, matte panties
double-laced bodice,
herring-bone necklace baby
you’ll wear those things

beauty in glances
sustains more or less
breathing in the city
laughing and lying on the wind

I need beauty in my life
I don’t settle for smart-
If I'll never be rich
at least I'll play my part

In this life things are often dull
I go days at a time thinking
of nothing at all
I see you at night in dreams
It's the closest we come to an understanding

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