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Maelstrom
by Andrei Codrescu · 09/23/08
The Mold Song
it was one of a kind
the earliest map of the united states
it was hanging right here on the wall
the mold ate it all
in one gulp the mold ate it all
and these books the only copies
of newton franklin galileo
and this shakespeare folio
the mold ate them like they were candy
look at the satisfied grinning mold
stretching from floor to floor
like a fifties horror movie mold
not to speak of this stack of cash
I shoulda never kept around
not a zero left in the whole stack
look at me I’m growing old
I’m giving myself to the mold
it’s some kind of lesson
it’s some kind of horror story
keep collecting paper things
I knew that one day I’d be sorry
I’m not wearing a mask
I’m not wearing any gloves
I feel stupid I feel cold
I’m giving myself to the mold
halloween and suicide rolled in one
I shoulda sold I shoulda sold
only in new orleans only in new orleans
halloween and suicide all in one
a man of means
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