1800 Chicago
2012, by Kelly Alexandra Hoff
"dark eyes at the bedside
"sugar, you don't belong here."
a small man solving big problems
a fantasy - he could take her from here
a small man solving big problems
always falls on deaf ears
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always another late night call
said, "never could carry your own"
against another cinderblock wall
where one finds a telephone
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metal on metal became
metal on bone
1800 Chicago
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a flannel shirt - her man's best clothes
bottled water and Marlboro
the 24 diner glared
her back had turned to stone
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metal on metal became
metal on bone
1800 Chicago
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"Midrift - second door on the left."
"take the pills and get dressed."
"by the time I do, you better have left,
by the time I do, you better have left."
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metal on metal became
metal on bone
1800 Chicago
​
metal on metal became
metal on bone
somewhere west of Chicago...
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a small man solving big problems
a fantasy - he could take her from here
a small man solving big problems
"funny, thought I might find you here...""
- "1800 Chicago" (2012) by Kelly Alexandra Hoff