Poet in Remission



green light

mother may I?
yes you may
step
one step
one giant step
back
one, two, three
scissors cut paper
and bang
you're dead
simon says you're dead
you're out
and the rock is safe
and the rock breaks the scissors
can't move
you're frozen
like a statue
white
like a statue
of stone
of rock
safe rock
pretend that I'm the man
pretend that I'm the one
you love
a kiss in the dark
a soft kiss
in the dark

red light

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