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Striped like a candy cane,<br />

lit by a hand of flames<br />

Snout like a baseball bat,<br />

stuck out long and flat<br />

Just there to see the sight,<br />

just hanging out at night<br />

Eyes grope the swollen face,<br />

feeling strangely out of place<br />

Walking with sandpaper soles,<br />

too afraid to venture home<br />

Just the second in command,<br />

upward eyes and spotted hands<br />

Blind and loyalty’s intact,<br />

philosophies are based in fact<br />

Keeping watch on the distance,<br />

feeding off a nervous penchant<br />

Breath in the chilling air<br />

disappears away with care<br />

Days-a-Wastin’<br />

Like the last granules of sand –<br />

these are days-a-wastin’!<br />

Grease monkey on a bridge<br />

knows the password, knows which way to go<br />

Cold junkie on a ledge<br />

holds his heart, contemplates the jump<br />

Warm body on a bed<br />

flushes away the fears, regroups for tomorrow<br />

A hot head gathers steam –<br />

she knows there’s a train-a-comin’<br />

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