There I was in the hospital
and she brought me
a basket of 
things that kill



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I like pretty girls
Just like
any fool



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The cat is dead
and even the mouse
is sad



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I behaved miserably
but I was 
living in Chicago
and everyone behaves miserably
in Chicago



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Look up at the stars
and don't be afraid
to feel the butterflies
in your stomach



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I want you to come 
over and drink tea
and sing poetry to me 
in the shower 



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We're all strangers
looking out the same
cafe windows



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Sitting in the rain
smoking my last cigarette
I'm sending you my
smoke signals



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When your friends notice
that you've suddenly gained
250 pounds
they're likely to become suspicious
of your grocery "shopping"



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I took a photograph
of the garbage bins
because they were beautiful



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Living hand to mouth
is even harder 
with broken knuckles



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Maybe it's the
bottle or maybe it's 
the Gin
Maybe it's the bottom
or maybe it's the end.



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The moth on the wall is me
And I'm here now
And I've found the light
which is what brought
me here in the first place.



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She asked me what I thought
of ice cream
I told her it was possibly
the greatest invention
by this horrid excuse
for a human race.



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Everywhere you go
There you are.



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I was standing with
my heart pointing 
out into the Universe
and I realized
This is everything
This is it.



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I looked down at the cat
and said
You wouldn't be cold
if you'd quit taking your 
coat off.



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I forgot how to breathe
just so I could
learn again.



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