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every song's a love song

i dont really know what im interested in,

but right now my interest's in you.

right now the only ambition i have

is to hold boomboxes outside your window.

and that sentiment was cute when i was 15,

skipping gym class to spend

some more time as a friend,

but as of right now, i should have a drive

towards something more responsible,

than the feel of your cheek

against mine.

 

i have no clue what im capable of,

but how can any feat compare,

to the brilliant warmth that is

found in those eyes

when one of these jumbles of words

makes you smile?

or better yet, laugh?

 

these curls, these crunches, these chinos, these white strips,

these copies of The Economist and the New York Times,

are all in attempt to make sure that the glow

that emits from those pores remains visible.

health is a clever cover-up, without the motivation,

i'd listen to The Smiths for just the melodies,

and help myself to another portion (of bacon).

 

right now, the only reason i'm writing this down,

is i hear that chicks dig poetry,

they're constructed in this way to feign substance,

so that you might associate substance with me,

and when i go on stage to perform these words,

it's in hopes that you'd hear them,

or at least hear that i'm a "slam poet".

 

these moments of knowing and not-knowing,

make this life worthwhile

and honestly i feel like that's f*cked up,

but i'd rather the question be,

one where you're the answer,

than one where you're not a factor.

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shawn
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Sep 24, 2011
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