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Bad Denim

Held you
	in the light
		of faded blue jean 
memories

Starring down the contour of your thighs
	kissing gently the dimples of your knees
		starting to squeeze
	your ankles too tight.

That’s when you threw me
	off of you
		‘round midnight
			train
		stopped playing
	that deep blue music
		we listened to 
	last night
		stand
	swore there would never be another chance
		you would give me
	to make it
“all-right”

Fighting each other
	not letting go
		Fine!
	“Good-Bye”
		we are through
	go find another pair
		that fits you

broke my zi-
			pp
				-er
					now I’m stuck

Bad denim
	tossed with socks
		in a donation box.

Copyright © Brandon George




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