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A hex on the birds playing video games
And a pitcher of orchids for the ex-boyfriend
Who doesn't resort to outright provocation,
And a best-selling third book
For the one who has been patient
About putting it all together,
A dream of cough syrup for the principal
And a touchdown for the janitor
And a cloth of rosin
For the hostility welling up
In the frontal lobe,
A eucalyptus thunderstorm by mensch druids
Aching for a little narcolepsy,
A pledge drive for the mints,
A queer pride day for the travel guides,
And when all of these are satisfied,
Then for me a glass of water.