COINCIDENCE

At the Lounge Above and Beyond,

In between the collision center and memory care,

The hideout I retreated to after every shift, 

The bartender had a boyfriend,

Big as day the devil's own nephew he was, 

An existential threat to public safety,

Buying her jewelry, rings, necklaces.

But it was her idea to serve me wine in a glass tumbler.

And that I should go back to school.

I said wherever you went to school is where I want to go.

The mechanic who worked on my car, same with her.

I said wherever you went to school is where I want to go.

And, coincidentally, they both had graduated from the same school.

So that’s where I went ahead and graduated from.

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