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Polite Conversation
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American Ritual I'm tapping my glass,
She's talking about something
or the other,
But I'm not much interested.
"There is so much more to reality
TV than people think"
What an awful
high pitched voice
she's sporting,
Good god,
"I go back to the doctor tuesday
but it's just a follow up."
I wonder how long this
shit whiskey has been
on the shelf,
Nobody drinks this stuff anymore,
"And that was the first time I realised
that I just have to focus on myself"
That guy over there,
He's gay I bet,
The way he holds himself
and the way he talks,
"My sister and I really weren't all
that close but I think she still loves me"
I wonder if he pretends
that he's not gay,
I think being something
and not showing it is horrible,
"When I went to Louisana, Oh my god.
I could die in that state. The food!"
I can see my friend barbacking,
I make eye contact and
he holds his hand up to his head
and pulls the imaginary trigger
"There's not much I wouldn't do for my cat!"
I spot my other friend,
this ones a bartender,
he's pulling something out of his pocket,
oh, a middle finger ,Got me good,
"Hey! Are you even listening!?"
Oh, she asked me a question
I guess I should say something now
Avoid shit whiskey talk,
Avoid closet homosexual,
Avoid saying she's uninteresting
shit, what was it she asked again,
Am I listening?
"No I'm not"
Paid my tab
walked out
