like a ton of bricks it hits

before she finishes her sentence

as the predicate predicts

a swift ending to her presence



i could see it coming from a mile away

at six hundred miles an hour

a surprise attack, a tora tora kamikaze

no looking back

a tactic of considerable power



it doesn't matter now what i should have done then

my heart was in the right place at the wrong time again



in close to half a second my composure was lost

and i had found my modesty

"everything not in the dumpster was otherwise tossed,"

...her voice lacking sincerity



a phone call is made at midnight

that won't let her fall asleep

the ringer's turned off

but she can hear the answering machine



it's you plus me divided by inadequacy times my denial

minus three words that were thrown around and around

and a why can doo mang ing tang duaplan



if you want to get away you'll have to go through me

or walk over my dead body (and you just may)

the ship is sinking, i'm the captain, there's no escape

if you want to get away you're gonna hafta go through

meeeehey!