Like Snakes
brad rose
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I can’t be sure who’s telling you this, but the only
part of a song worth listening to is the end, al-
though I wouldn’t be caught dead there if you paid
me. It’s the profit motive. In Branding, they say
it’s all about the experience, but for better or for
worse, it just boils down to the animals you eat.
After a near death experience, it’s vital to seem to
be alive. You’re known by the company you keep.
Fast forward to the ugly pretty part. Under the
sky’s silent vowel, desire is the music that’s always
on. God is not dead. Unfortunately, there are no
pistols allowed in church. With her back to the
confessional, mom said, Your lucky tattoos won’t
keep you out of prison this time, son. I said, Even
if they aren’t snakes, let them hiss.