melody

you were in the newspaper
i saw you in the newspaper
that is how i got your name
then i looked up your number
then i called you one afternoon
you seemed really offended by it
and you angrily hung up the phone
we started going to the same parties
and we had some mutual acquaintances
and someone said you were a stripper
and one night at an afterhours party
i was sitting very quietly in a chair
i think you were high on ecstasy
and someone was twirling you
and when they were finished
they placed you into my lap
and you looked into my eyes
and you thanked me for my lap
and you had no idea who i was


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