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As Much Power As Who You Are Can Bring You -- Edward Jason Maxewll

"My New Girlfriend Took Pictures Of Your New Boyfriend"

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My New Girlfriend Took Pictures Of Your New Boyfriend


I didn't have to hire a P.I.
To catch your sucking mouth
I just got my new girlfriend to follow you
And your new boyfriend
My new girlfriend thinks I can use this in court
I told her that I love to be underestimated
We laughed
And then I cried
And my hands went wet
One day I am broke and dejected
Then you try me, not help me
The next day I am patient with you
But you try me more
This goes on and on and on and on
How old are we anyway?
I can't remember, age passes and you still act the same
A pattern develops
But my life is all about busting patterns
Surprise darling
You thought me helpless
Like the poor cockroach
Whose back legs are crushed by a giant foot
Just before it reaches the fat globule
That fell to the floor off your plate
That's not me
"Forget the bullshit," say my friends
"Life is just a big screw in your back
You suffer something and everyone tells you
'Ah, it will take a little time but you will feel better'
But it never gets better"
That screw goes in and hurts like hell
And your entire life you walk around with a screw head
Sticking out of your flesh
What good is that?
You take it, it hurts
And this is the way it is
Don't try to think that there is something else
Even though today
I drive in a new car
A new checkbook
There is nothing new
I am just here to play more games
Just like you
So if your new boyfriend
Tells you he needs a portfolio
For his modeling career
Just tell him to come talk to my new girlfriend
She has all the pictures




Poem © 2004 Edward Jason Maxwell, all rights reserved
 appears here by permission

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