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Lake union                          :Socia! :Slave

   by Eric W~ite~air                             f~,HUt 1I!t1~IJ$

This weekeno I spoke of suicioe       77td tjou know, the one moi! impu1,oned
to a woman                            11,the one thatclaimed to foefue
with wonoerful e~es                   ;Shtd tjoUi puce/tU denial
like an empt~ grave                   OPtlt tjOUietje4
she spoke onl~ for a moment           In doinj1,o tjou wi!!4et
anD tolo me it was an efficient wa~J  /fou'it 4tuck in tjoui own 41aveitj
swimming to Lake union
just to see the sights                /fou'u juM a 41aveto the iOu~ne
On Frioa~                             An eXftltdaHepait in a foWtIt machine
Iorank martinis in                    Anothei pawn of 1,ociettj
a basement
Saturoa~                              !Stinj pait of aJiOUf make1, tjou !jUnktjou'it ual
beer ano anger                        !Sut tjou 'it a pait of the otheu, eo« can not ful
on someone else's floor               /foui iltltei 4t1f i41,Iippinj awUlj
Sunoa~ Ispoke                         f1101t and mou eveitj dUlj
of m~ own oeath
anD shoveleo oirt                     77td tjou know tjou au jtt4t a 1,ocial41ave?
On Monoa~ Imight
swim out to Lake union                give them alltjOUidainw ItUJ4
just to see the sights                ;Showei them wi(1ttjoUi empw love
                                      pon't evtlt Pttt to foetjouutlf
                                      Flaet tjoUi fuPnJ1, foackon the4htlf
                                      7iJt to fit in, tjou know tjou can
                                      Hir/ein the4htll, lock tjouutlf Uf
                                      ;Swallow the htj fou1l1itUf
                                      !Secome what tjou au meant to foe
                                      Anothei mind/tU 1,Iaveof 1,ociew

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