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COME LAY ACROSS MY KNEES

COME LAY ACROSS MY KNEES        ANXIOUS LADY FROM DOWNTOWN

Lance is the High Priest of upholstery
Wept when I said that my mother had
blessed him   Fixed our chairs in a day
For $339 he gave me foam seats and
re-upholstered my soul   Lance said:

You sigh too much   You give too much
You can be one of my flock   Lay down
on that threadbare chair  and I will
make you sing   a different tune

By noon tomorrow you will be brand
spanking new   or my name isn’t
Lance The Custom Upholsterer

Summer 2012

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  1. mike spooner's avatarmike spooner on said:

    Hi sadgirl,
    I enjoyed this poem. As I read it, I smiled and felt nostalgic. It is not quite as dark as your earlier, darker writings. If this poem is based on actual events, I hope that you were wearing your new foam seat when the spanking began. I once met a man like Lance, but his promises were not upheld. In the end, he just smoked my eyelids and punched my cigarette. Where have I heard that before?
    Rearguards,
    sadboy

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