Dark Ages

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January Denim

And the dreams float past but I let 'em

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And the dreams float past
but I let 'em

Christmas is past
and it's not snowing here
already just rain
but no spring appears
time for resolution's past
and nothing's changed
I made myself promises

and there's no money in the bank
and there's things to do
but I can't seem to get myself to do 'em
and I know when I look back in the spring,
I'll see all that time that I waste
See all that empty space
Why didn't I?

Puttin' on my January
Denim, denim, denim
The thoughts slip through my fingers and I
let 'em, let 'em, let 'em
would wear sweatpants but that seems
a bit too self-indulgent
for someone as indolent as I am
In these moments
Could be getting up and helpin'
Someone
But today's about stayin' in
even if I go out
stayin' within
myself
And I peruse the bookshelf
running my hands anxiously over my thighs,
I sigh
clutching madly at my
January Denim.

Splinters & Shards

He's getting married todayI hate you, I hate youI'm sure she loves mountainsI'm sure she has clear skinI'm sure she hasn't had her heart broken beforebecause he likes them with low self-esteem,and naïve and pure

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He's getting married today
I hate you, I hate you
I'm sure she loves mountains
I'm sure she has clear skin
I'm sure she hasn't had her heart broken before
because he likes them with low self-esteem,
and naïve and pure

I hate her, I hate her

I wrote a story down
and tore a chair apart
with hands and hammers
and screwdrivers and sanders
everything in the garage
is splinters and shards,
it's just splinters and shards.

He's getting married today
and I hate him
because he stole my story,
hijacked the car and ran it astray
more of a warning allegory
no fairy tale here
and I hate her
Because
I love mountains
And he said my skin looks like pencil holes
I still hear him say that when I brush my teeth and look
And because I had self-esteem
And I'm not naïve and pure
not anymore
He stole things, not his but he took
And I can work really hard
But I can't get them back,
so
I wrote a story down
and tore a chair apart
with hands and hammers
and screwdrivers and sanders
everything in the garage
is splinters and shards,
it's just splinters and shards.

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