Catch 22

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​I’m on the corner of
I Shouldn’t Be Here,
and 
Seriously, Just Turn Around.  

I walk into Well, You Came This Far,
Saw He Loved Me Once from High School,
bought a pack of
You Should Have Quit Yesterday 100’s,
a bottle of 80 Proof Gives You Powers,
and paid with my
Overdraft Protection My Ass.  

At a crosswalk
Brakes Are The First Thing To Go
was playing loudly
Something, Something Where Have You Been All My Life?
and switched it to
I Never Want To See You Again, Something, Something.   

Over the train tracks 
I thought about
Insert Forget-Me-Not Memory Here,
and smoking a Yesterday
passed her house for kicks.
I couldn’t help but think
If It Wasn’t For This,
It Would’ve Been That. Or that.   

There’s No Place Like Home
was really You’re 25, And Live In A Basement.
I heard I’m Always Happy To See You barking.
It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere.
Even if it’s 4:37 here.

Water Under The Bridge was found
in a poem I wrote.
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I was all: 
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Cliché-Third-Act-Romantic-Comedy-Guy-Walks-Away-And-Doesn’t-Turn-Back.  
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Until I was at the corner of
I Shouldn’t Be Here,
And
Seriously, Last Chance,  
​
Cliché-Third-Act-Horror-Flick-Guy-Walks-Into-The-Woods-Just-As-The-Flash-Light-Goes-Out.

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