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1974
Baltimore
in my roommate’s maybe ex-girlfriend’s apartment
on serious LSD
lying on her waterbed
waving at colors dripping from the sky
she waiting for my advance
me too schmuck to move
she plays side two of Monty Python’s
Matching Tie and Handkerchief
but cut she wants not there
so plays side one
still not there
frowns
plays side two again amid our hallucinations
different record comes out
plays what she wanted
but we don’t care
just stare at the magic
Years flowed
found we’d been Monty Pythoned
side one has one groove
side two two
for three-sided record
grooovy
Magic remains
– Smith, 12.23.2015