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“So you’re looking for someone.”
“I am?”
“Well, you don’t have long. You can’t stay here.”
“Where should I go?”
“Backwards. Just hurry up, you shouldn’t be here.”
“Well, may I wait for someone?”
“Sure, but when you think you’ve got him, go.”
*
“Have you seen him?”
“I don’t know who you mean, dear boy.”
“But isn’t that his hat there?”
“Well, he won’t care for you in that state. Come here and get cleaned up.”
“I don’t have the time.”
“I do. You’re late. He’s already here. Shave yourself and pick it up as you go.”
“What?”
“The hat. It’s by the shelf.”
“Who’s it for?”
“The one you want. You just missed him.”
*
I’m looking for the one I want.
The hat in my hands and the shack in the woods
Can you tell me where to go?
The hat in the woods and the shack in my head
Thinking I can see your eyes.
The shack and the woods and the hat in my mind
Light music spells out rounds and lies.
The colours the girl and the ground I can feel
Can you tell me who I lost?
The pain in my chest and his smile on my tongue
I’m wanting for the one I need
*