reptilian    reptile 

                       not the kind of thing yawan crawlin through yer brain    is it

he could thinkcould imagine things he preferred

things that might be more attentive to his walnut

not cravenly shredding it because it picked up an odd scent 

                                                              creatures respond to scent

theyre curious   titillated hungry 

                                   theyre provoked

    think

                when the last time was you were  provoked    by a scent 

                                                                                 the last time

reptiles are

mammals are

fuckin fish a shark can smell a drop of blood in the sea 

                                                           humans smell blood  theyre repulsed 

wellfuck maybe he wasnt human after all  he caught all sorts of whiffs

his nose never straightened out after a year at sea

a thousand miles out he and the crew smelled land

it hung in the salt air for nearly a half minute

then it was gone

gone as it came 

like it never was

but no one couldve convinced a muthafucker aboard they didnt smell wha they did

 

that was his pitch

Yawanna mongoose or a lizard crawlin through your shit 

                                                                           Or me

he carved himself out as an alternative 

                                          the way he said it   he was THE attractive alternative

he looked them in the eye

alternative confirmed 

                         couldnt help but giggle You da man You da man

 

their error was they let him set the comparison

Never nevernever   never let someone set your table Thats yer job  

Otherwise theyre tellin ya whas up down left right inside out outside in whas black whas white

Keep yer shit

Theres plenty of creeps happyecstatic willing to tellya wha to do

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