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God Made the Fishes

from The Somnolent by Coenurus

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have i told you the story of the girls who came knocking
with bright little sheets that said god made the fishes
of aluminum siding? i slipped through the door
while the junkies were shooting the shit
that i squirmed a bit.
wriggling and squirming and longing for water,
and always uncomfortable. that's how god made me.
and weak as i am, i'd turned from my friends that had loved me,
like i'd found that impossible.
this is our last dance through the felled debris.
this is our last chance, so kiss me.
people find jesus in strange and odd places.
in a boat, or a tortilla, or sometimes a horserace.
and sometimes he'll sit in the stands, make a bet or two;
knowing he's won them, he'll buy me a sandwich.
so when god wins those bets on the horseraces,
you'll know your god is a slippery one.
god is a shark. and he'll grab some aluminum.
flash holy light from his hands. i have doubts i've seen anything like it
since god made those fishes and dropped 'em in the sea.
(god won a horserace) my god bought a sandwich for me.
have i told you the story of the girls who came knocking
with bright little sheets that said god made the fishes?
that weak as i am i had turned from my friends
that had loved me like you do? i'm a fool for the doubtful.
have i told you i find you so sweet and improbable?
somewhere i didn't, but somewhere i meant to.
and somewhere i listened to all the things you said
and somewhere i must have found smiles and sandwiches.
this is our last dance left on the beach.
this is our last dance so kiss me.
this is the last chance for me.
this is our last dance.
this was all a dream (this is us dancing through the sheets).
it's our last dance.
it's our last chance.
this is our night in the sea.

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from The Somnolent, released May 25, 2005

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