What was it?
\nsome mistake, a silly word
\nsome context out of joint
\n\u2014wild animal in my shorts\u2014
\nit starts the laugh<\/p>\n
the tumbling down
\nthe slippery slope
\ninto the gasp for breath
\na pause, respite
\ntears down the cheeks
\nslumping backward
\nagainst the corner of the doorway
\ngiggling like an antidote to tears
\nboth of us typecast
\nidiots out of control<\/p>\n
and this is where
\nfamiliarity
\nslides us into
\na comfortable ease
\nwe smile and relax
\nand try to remember
\nbut not too hard
\nleaning on each other
\nwhat started this<\/p>\n
o yes\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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