Ever since I heard it
at the freezer counter in the supermarket
the song has been revolving
around my head.
I made the mistake of entertaining it
for a minute or two
trying to recall the year
the love interest in my life at the time
the unrequited lust that ensued
the aptness of the song title to my condition.
But I didn't intend it to take root in my brain
and belt out its melancholy for the rest of the day,
a needle embedded in a vinyl gyre
the dog circumnavigating her hidden bone
the cat chasing its tail
the whirling microwave plate with a glitch.
I introduced other lyrics to supplant it
equally vintage but more upbeat
but even my evening diptera watch
winged creatures skimming over lavender
like hovercrafts in some futuristic setting
like Blade Runner
was sound tracked by yer man
in the cap and braces
singing Alone Again Naturally.
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