Catalyst
He
Used to work here
In her garden
But he don't no more
Spellbound
By his pansies
He caressed them
On the greenhouse floor
She
Was the lady
On the outside
Searching, elegant, finally
He
Was the lowball
Cocker Spaniard
That we all ignore
Mister Sam don't look so good no more
I've never seen him cry out loud before
One
Lovely evening
Left abandoned
By her China man
She
On the rebound
She amazed him
With her sleight of hand
Smoking
Fragrant opium
Wild gambling
All the signs of a lifetime of
Leisure
With no worries
All the details
So precisely planned
Mister Sam don't look so good no more
IaÂÂve never seen him cry out loud before
Long
Past midnight
In the half light
Just before the dawn
Broken
Sorry animal
By the greenhouse
On the southeast lawn
Standing
Almost human
Crying please
And the screams could be heard
We are told
By a neighbor
Who was wakened
By his tuneless song
Mister Sam don't look so good no more
I've never seen him cry out loud before
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