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the bachelor
on the couch he bolts his food
too much drink does him no good
he watches boys from behind the glass
remembers the past that's gone, alas
when love could've be, he'd had objections
against freckels, hair, or skin complexions
a voice, a nervous tic, a scent,
he sought perfection wither he went
time made scratches on his skin
his chest is slowly falling in
he sees the schoolboys in the street
and knows that life will not repeat.
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