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Zane Safrit Jun 2017
Little fat man
hitching his pants up
by the belt to
no avail now

It's a tick
an itch he could scratch
but why now and
why here, in front

of me and her
we're giggling, can't help
it, he's looking
he can't help himself

hip-shake, I say
she laughs, not the stones
she laughs again
We can't help ourselves

Shake for me, I
say, her laugh roars
he's hitching, shaking
he can't he'p himself

We're all little
fat men, hitching and
shaking, scratching
these itches we got

People laughing
Pointing at us
helping themselves
hitching and shaking

What if we all
relaxed and hip-shaked
together, giggling
can't help ourselves.

Seeing who, seeing how
shimmy shaking
smiling and laughing
not so bad, really.
Zane Safrit Jun 2017
I ain't lying
I ain't got the time
'sides what's the point
Truth alone triumphs, right
I saw that on a screen saver

Doesn't matter
I ain't lying
Believe me, now
Time is short
and the seconds
are passing
Faster and faster.

© Zane Safrit, 2017
Zane Safrit Jun 2017
I don't know why
Why you don't know
What died inside
When you said no.
Zane Safrit Jun 2017
Rapper on stage
Volume up, beats thumping
Crowd runs out of claps like smokers run out of breath
Still they wait, smiling, hoping it'll come back
He's smiling, too, bumping peace and love
I'm not sure happy people should rap
Zane Safrit Jun 2017
They all called
One by one
or texted two words
Happy Birthday.

One by one
except the one
The one
I wanted to call
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