I punched holes in all your paper cups
just so you'd get soaked every time you drank from my well.

I think you caught on because you always
had a fresh set of clothes,
and I always wondered what happened to the ones I drenched.

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Pieces of last year linger around my house
reminding me of all the things I dislike about today.

What was the name of that dog we had?
He only barked at dusk like a broken rooster
and liked it when I rubbed his ears.
Sometimes I find myself missing him,
but only when dawn breaks.

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Yesterday I went to the bank,
found I only had fifty dollars to my name
and promptly bought fifty lottery tickets;
none of them won.

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I felt like crying this morning
and couldn't figure out why.
I decided to ask you,
but your voice mail never gave me any answers.