absurdly and patiently
and not the slightest bit lovingly
you left as soon as you saw
the river that flowed from the ink in your notes
to the chipped paint on my door
like oh have i been here before?
calmly and narrowly
dodging the bullets you throw at me
clumsily i might add
a failed attempt at best
to capitalize on the success
of our former formal get together
oh have i been here forever?
and the library did not help like we thought it would
and our digital courtship has not done a bit of good
so why would your shoes on that bed in that photo
arrest my senses so?
between books you came to me
and just the slightest bit lovingly
i've kept the pages all wrong
the last few years have been short
the last few days have felt so long
waiting at your door
and I’m like oh have i been here before?
and the library did not help like we thought it would
and our digital courtship has not done a bit of good
so why would your shoes on that bed in that photo
arrest my senses so?
it’s sunshine glorious yellow out there
i could not live with you
it’s so unlucky to laugh before breakfast i know
at least you had someone to count on until
i let you down
did you let me down?no…
(dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb
dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb)
it did not help like we thought it would
and our digital courtship has not done a bit of good
so why would your shoes on that bed in that photo
arrest my senses so?
calmly and narrowly
you just couldn’t go through with me
we got the actors all cast
a real attempt at last
to count the days as they fly past
both our heads together
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