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Two Words (Not Three)

By HomeGrown

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words are over-rated, over used'words cannot describe' they sayimmediate prerequisite to three pages of nonsenseoutspoken is equal to over spoken'i love you', who needs the 'you'?you are saying it to the 'you', are you not?what message do you convey?you love me, do you love you?you love me, do you love my children?my hair, my parents, my pro-choice views?my car, my boss, my friends at the club?my pets, my perfume, my twelve year old waterbed?my dishes, my clothes, my late night snores?my weight, my height, my body in general?my bluntness, my crass, my over all honesty?how about my toenails? love 'em?my split ends? love them, too?if not, please don't bore me with excessdon't waste the second of my lifethat it takes to call me 'you'stick around, no one's perfectwe can give it a shot, if you'd likebut please, two words, not threeTina Turner said it best, 'Too much talking, baby' Written August 27th, 2001 © on Aug 27 2001 02:53 PM PST, DeTavis   0 • 8

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"words are over-rated, over used'words cannot describe' they sayimmediate prerequisite to three pages of nonsenseoutspoken is equal to over spoken'i love you', who needs the 'you'?you are saying it to the 'you', are you not?what message do you convey?you love me, do you love you?you love me, do you love my children?my hair, my parents, my pro-choice views?my car, my boss, my friends at the club?my pets, my perfume, my twelve year old waterbed?my dishes, my clothes, my late night snores?my weight, my height, my body in general?my bluntness, my crass, my over all honesty?how about my toenails? love 'em?my split ends? love them, too?if not, please don't bore me with excessdon't waste the second of my lifethat it takes to call me 'you'stick around, no one's perfectwe can give it a shot, if you'd likebut please, two words, not threeTina Turner said it best, 'Too much talking, baby'..."

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