For Gina

Hey girl

Did you know that guy was serial,

Did you catch it early on? 

Did you think it was immaterial. 

Or convince yourself, you’re wrong?

Hey girl

Did you know that guy was serial,

Did you catch it early on?

Did you think he was a steal?

Did you think you had the cure?

When it suddenly got too real

When you were finally quite sure?

Hey girl

Did you know that guy was serial,

Did you catch it early on?

DID YOU SEE THE SIMILARITY

Which left you with prosperity

Primarily unscathed

Yet secondarily unsafe.

Hey girl

Did you know that guy was serial,

Did you catch it early on? 

Or the regularity

And the polarity. You know

Ordinarily, you’d both need psychotherapy.

Hey girl

Did you know that guy was serial,

Did you catch it early on?

Did he tell you he was smarter,

Was he dropping you hints?

Did he rock you to the core?

Did you love his fingerprints,

When he knocked you to the floor?

Hey girl

Did you know that guy was serial,

Did you catch it early on?

When you tried to swallow therapy

Or his vial of infidelity

Did you remember that you swore,

At the chime in Rudesheim?

Or was it in Venice,

When you evened up the score?

Hey girl,

Did you know that guy was serial,

Did you catch it early on?

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