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I'm going to abandon all pretense right now
and tell you what you want to hear
whether in the end you'll regret my insincerity
has no bearing on the present place and time.
If you feel the slightest hesitation
now would be a pretty good time to speak
or keep your doubts at peace
for without your belief in the matter
worthless is my sacrifice.
The ghosts of the past do not come to haunt
though many of us would reason so
only for the human ineptitude to accept
what lies beyond all reasonable boundaries
and the hopefulness of the future though vague
may be the only thing certain
if we only dare to reach
and say hell to all that we fear.
You're not hollow in your vanity
though I once were among who disagree
you're just a little pretentious and much too fanciful
to not let your colossal ego get the better out of you.
I'd prefer to name it weakeness but I've a penchant for truth
that more than meets my thirst for subtlety
and beatific smiles
so I've deigned myself to cover
not the untruth, and never to conceal
just not to reveal
anymore than I need to reveal
just not to tell
anymore than I need to tell.
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Thursday 27 September 2007
listen
Tell me again of that story about a boy
although I won't promise to listen
you provide too much of a distraction.
You can blame it on my stupidity
or reckless abandon of my senses
I prefer to call it foolish romance.
I've been wondering whether you've been noticing
but it's not like anywhere you stand
would be of benefit to me anymore than
my own ears have been to me,
because I haven't been listening.
come again (with) your last sentence
I caught something about a past
I hope it wasn't mine by any chance
though a second glance at your face tells me otherwise.
I don't suppose you'd care to repeat
just that one last thought
but it's not like any way I stand
would be of use to me anymore than
my simple self have been lately
because I haven't been listening.
and they say I had it coming
that the rules of the game we play was written somewhere
and I've broken a couple of serious ones, and that I'm sure to pay.
but I'm not hearing any of this
I'm not having any of it
unless the rules are down on concrete stone
I won't be listening.
although I won't promise to listen
you provide too much of a distraction.
You can blame it on my stupidity
or reckless abandon of my senses
I prefer to call it foolish romance.
I've been wondering whether you've been noticing
but it's not like anywhere you stand
would be of benefit to me anymore than
my own ears have been to me,
because I haven't been listening.
come again (with) your last sentence
I caught something about a past
I hope it wasn't mine by any chance
though a second glance at your face tells me otherwise.
I don't suppose you'd care to repeat
just that one last thought
but it's not like any way I stand
would be of use to me anymore than
my simple self have been lately
because I haven't been listening.
and they say I had it coming
that the rules of the game we play was written somewhere
and I've broken a couple of serious ones, and that I'm sure to pay.
but I'm not hearing any of this
I'm not having any of it
unless the rules are down on concrete stone
I won't be listening.
