<B>Jared K. Harvey</B>
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<br><BODY><B> Jared </B>can be reached at lotherio@usa.pipeline.com
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<br><B>Pain for Compassion</B>
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<br>Caught between
<br>the
<br>bedposts
<br>and the
<br>boxsprings
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<br>your tongue is
<br>still as wet as
<br>when you said
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<br>more
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<br>even carpet
<br>burns
<br>can't
<br>make
<br>you stop.
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<br><B>Enlightenment</B>
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<br>I passed out in
<br>front of the fan
<br>last night
<br>and
<br>Buddha came
<br>to me in the
<br>form of an ocean
<br>breeze.
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<br>I guess he knows
<br>little about
<br>sea-sickness
<br>and
<br>hangovers.
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<br>Because
<br>he didn't have a
<br>thing to say when
<br>my head was in
<br>the toilet,
<br>even when
<br>I rubbed his belly
<br>while
<br>throwing up mine.
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<br><B>Trading Easy For Stupid</B>
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<br>He said
<br>he wants
<br>to buy a
<br>bike so
<br>he doesn't
<br>have to
<br>drive fucked-up.
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<br>I just shook my
<br>head and poured
<br>another...
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<br>thinking...
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<br>Shit, that could
<br>almost work.
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<br>Jared K. Harvey
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