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one plus one is three
and we cut down a tree
just for fun.
johnny and sally ran away
when johnny told sally
"i promise i'll stay."
now mexico has two more unhappy lovers,
as pretty as a bird losing his feathers
and spreading them on the kitchen table
until he's naked and drowns in his own skin.
"I love you, I love you, I'll love you for always--
At least for now."