i’m just browsin’

mindin’ my own business--mind you,

just lookin’ for

particularly nothin’ in particular

but now you got me curious

as to why you are

so completely enthrall'd
by the curious cat that

i can't deny that i notice in you?

like i said sir, i’m browsin’

mindin’ my. . . well

since it seems that you must

keep on trackin’ and mappin’

and studyin’ me . . . tryin’ me on for size,

your curiousity ain’ none-a-my business

yet my keen spidey sense

concerning your concern regarding me

let’s me know that you like what you see

on my custom design'd

one-of-a-kind package

do you wonder what it takes
to keep me in perfect shape,
do you keep a list on different ways
to capture and enrapture me
with your compliments,
your crooked little smiles,
and your courtesies?

will you raise an eyebrow if i question

YOU? but with the help of my inner spirit vision

i'm pretty sure that i can see clearly now

through your thinly veil'd plan,

and if i was 100 percent certain

that you wouldn’t just

be flirtin' to take me for a ride only to
later abandon me as used goods

at the street corner stand, located at the crossroads of

Been There and Done That Boulevard,

or that crowded intersection where love is just another

unmark'd one way street. . .

then i just might let you remove my tag.
but just make sure that you keep your

prenuptial receipt,
because this love will come

with no money down,
30 days of trial and error
and satisfaction guaranteed

so if you don’t like the package,
don’t worry about getting stuck
with something you don’t want anymore
for you see my baby,
my affection is flexible,
needs no ironing,
has learned to resist

the toughest of emotional stains
and looks good with every color

it's like i said before, i’m just browsin’,
but you must meet my qualifications

before i allow you to sign on my dotted line.

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