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cackle, cackle, 
the phone is immeasurable, 
      	spelled like a toilet eye
in some small fancy French Hotel 


And like the opossum hiding in the 
opera house ventilation system,


gone are the days of old;
the scowl is fresh and wow


The hush is temperamental 


Red fatigue low and ripping 


The ring of the phone is funny yip


A told-you-so type of antique 
		gold humor


Ring Ring 


One sd: "My Mom taught me how to steal cable"


Ring Ring


oh now, she did,
well, shame on her


cackle cackle, 
goddammit, shame on her.

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