Reagan National

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Reagan National

How've you been?
The car dropped us off at six
Don’t think I've seen you since then
Last conversation we ever had
(More than four syllables anyway)

You were headed back to Connecticut
It was a chilly December night
You said you hated going home because of your mother's new husband
Met her once, seemed like a kind woman
Though she didn't really know the first thing about your life
I wished you happy Hanukkah twice
The second time I whispered softly, sincerely, nicely
Maybe it'd make for a cute Hallmark moment

How silly I was

At the gate
I got a text from you wishing me a good flight
I know I overplayed my hand
And felt we wouldn't ever be the same again

Sliding into Ben’s Chili Bowl
Digging into a sloppy burger
Next to businessmen in their sharp attire
Inbound waiting for them are their loving families and careers

The demons within
Can’t strangle them now
These men loosed that vice many years ago

Into something more useful than childish fantasy

I could’ve held you close
Kissed you once,
twice,
three times
You never wanted me to
I suppose that’s all right...

Never meant anything anyway.

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from C.W. Franz, released June 21, 2019

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Enterprising poet with a strange taste in music. Butchering everything from folk to musique concrete or something.

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