________  ________  ________
   2025-11-26                                   /        \/        \/    /   \
                                               /       __/         /_       _/
   doe eyes                                   /        _/         /         /
   half my size                               \_______/_\___/____/\___/____/_
   turns her head aside                         /        \/        \/    /   \
   an ashtray kiss left on the table           /        _/         /_       _/
   curls of smoke                             /-        /        _/         /
     through daydream and day dream           \________/\________/\___/____/
  in one ear and out the other
    but it doesn't matter
  words become meaningless
  under ornate ceilings
    red with shadow
  two empty heads in tandem
    meander to the gates of Heaven



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