Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo

aholic

i buy my boots,  i buy them well. standing
in the checkout line

i feel your empty gaze, your spirit quenched,
the

sighting

of a brand new leather pair     and i
buy them too much.

i cannot stop.
you pair them with a gauze wrapping, a cold aura.

i stand   (lonesome)    in my shoes,
sweating as if in a sauna,

looking at you back. i wonder
how much it cost to buy your affection.
i

need it for myself....