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user-inactivated  ·  3572 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 2nd Bi-Weekly Give Me a Quote from Something You've Been Reading Lately

  I checked into a bargain priced room on La Cienega
  Gazed out through the curtains at the parking lot
  Walked down to the corner store just before nightfall in my bare feet
  Black tarry asphalt, soft and hot

  And when I came back, I spread out my supplies
  On the counter by the sink, looked myself right in the eyes

  St. Joseph's baby aspirin
  Bartles & Jaymes
  And you
  Or your memory

  I ducked behind the drapes when I saw the moon begin to rise
  Gathered in my loose ends, switched off the light
  And down there in the dark I could see the real truth about me
  As clear as day, lord, if I make it through tonight

  Then I will mend my ways
  And walk the straight path to the end of my days

  St. Joseph's baby aspirin
  Bartles & Jaymes
  And you
  Or your memory
The Mountain Goats - You Or Your Memory. Telling a story in so few words.