if you want a raging madman coming like Jeremiah

out of the desert stinking of sun and sand and scorpion bites

go elsewhere--

if you want some holy wise man who'll answer your questions

about why your life is soooo fucked up

go elsewhere--

in life some things are settled but nothing is resolved--

all your penance alleviates nothing--if you want a hand to hold

go elsewhere--

I wasted my life--I don't need the burden

of wasting yours--if you want one who'll go down with you the third time

go elsewhere--

I'm a man of my word--I love you all and I hate you all

and all I'm doing is looking in the mirror--please

go elsewhere--

I'm not your enemy--but I doubt I'm your friend--

we all go our own separate paths no matter who we're with--

go elsewhere--

I'll still be there--but at least we won't expect of each other

what is not ours to give each other--

go elsewhere--

we'll either go to perdition or row our way

to "God's Golden Shore"-singly or together--

and we'll have gotten there by

going elsewhere--

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