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Fleur de Lis

Christopher Hanson

The town’s quiet as the lights are finally out,
The TV’s,
All TVs silenced,
And the bars have made their,
“Last Call!”
It’s then that I stumble,
Tumble and find my way unto
“Click,” unlock and enter,
As I find the loneliness of “home” -
A pleasure,
Yes,
A pleasure
And for at least
The next 12 hours.
My lover lies in waiting,
I lie away
And in avoidance of “our” room.
I’d rather go “Clickety-clack,”
Typewriter crazy,
An alternative to the “boing,”
Or spring in my side –
A bad bed or faulty partner,
Take your pick,
I pick the partner.
This partner,
The lady once sought
And now discarded,
Has now become paper,
Words dirtied
Like the sheets that’ll be left to
Thrift shops.
“Clickety-clack,” the patterns continue,
“Clickety-clack,” I stutter something close to –
“Sorry.”
The town’s still quiet
And the clock’s clicking future,
While I finally find solace
With a good-night’s dip into
Words and drink
Whilst letting sanity slip,
Just a little
And at least ‘til tomorrow.

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