THE EXITER
1. expediting
this way please
shake this hand first
and then this one
the claw wrinkles with use
but the pinstripe slims
hurry we need to leave
before your face falls off
(oh you think they heard that? well
it's just an "expression")
follow me down the corridor
shake that hand and that
yes
I am sure you mean every word
every time
all these people love you
or think about loving you
it's easier to slip away
when no one can see the eyes
the scales slide off
in the back seat and I am left
just holding on to pure sinew
yes! let's knock one back
and pause
2. working
how long have I been doing this?
why do you ask?
I know some people disapprove
of my closeness to this...
this...this
how do you want to say it
do you want to say it? no?
I will say it for all of us then:
beast-without-heart
calamitous fuckmouth
slackballed rigmarolist
zee leader of the freeeeworld
but it's my job so
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