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THE MAD GIRL VOWS NOT TO SLEEP AGAIN

with a lover who calls
her by another woman's name
even tho he has those blue
frozen lake forget-me-not
eyes and says without his leg
left in the muddy fields
of Iraq he can get closer to her,
deeper and besides, she
thinks since he gave up so much
for his country, won't he do
the same for her? And she
vows, too, not to shake for men
who rescue and care for
strays, do what you
could imagine to save a sick
cat and she imagines he would
be as gentle and cherish her
as his adored felines and
when he doesn't, she is left
with only the lyrics for a
"why didn't we" blues
that will last longer
than he did


by Lyn Lifshin


 

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