People like to talk about

the light at the end of the tunnel.

Only, I'd like to know

what if there is no tunnel.

Archy

I've hung the white flag

out the window

it's time to take the picture.

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All I see around me

is a mushy oatmeal

of compromises.

Archy

I gave her my bike

and she gave me a bracelet

and I never saw or heard from her again.

And they say there are no accidents

in the universe.

And some days I'm still trying

my hardest to believe that.

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And I know I shouldn't

be disappointed

because she always

lets me down.

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This is

just

a simulation.

Archy

I'm not holding my breath

and I'm not crossing my fingers

but something good

might just happen today.

Archy

My whole life

I've been living

in Central Time.

Archy

I was too late for lunch

so I went to the park and

listened to the silence of

the seabirds.

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I'm having a beer

and I'm toasting to you.

Archy

We're all stargazers.

Looking out at

where we came from.

Archy

Red lips

Red high heel shoes

Red finger nails

and it's a waste of time.

You're just two white stripes.

Archy