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Afterhythm

After the end of days,
after the whitewash,
the blankout,
after huevos con rancheros,
after sacrilege,
after the ego was hung on the line,
hung precisely among the pants,
after all of this.........

after the contract fue forzado en el sabre.........
after the pen had slipped,
and the grin had spread,
after handshakes with many men,
after the skull-smile car ride
to the also-skull-smile hotel,
and after the keycard slotted
and the door clicked shut — just nada.