THREE NEW ONES

A.C.

You arrived in the middle of this
But no one noticed:

Courageous?
Nope.
Brave?
Nope.
Fearless?
No way.

Then what's your excuse?

Well,
Up until about ten years ago
I was certain I couldn't die
And I also knew that I couldn't
Love anyone but myself.

What's that supposed to mean?

Come on man!
You have to remember what I'm talking about!
Everything had a weight and we could tell how
Heavy it all was, using our own heaviness as a measure.
Of course, our flawed system produced flawed results.

You're not making any sense.

Man, I'm really trying...
For real! But seriously, you have to remember how
We used to be! Everything I think I know is measured
Against it...

You get bored and leave.
Once again, no one notices.


SCARY MANSION

This is why I don't like the Fall, because here you are again
This really should be clear to me by now
You play air guitar dismissively
"Down By The River” and “Cowgirl In The Sand”

I mean, come on Natalia, you know those are my jams
And it must be clear to you
That I'm younger than I said
But maybe you intimidate everybody equally

And clearly we're both mistaken
I wish I had a picture of you at 25
If I did, I'd quickly make the same mistake again
You're 35 if you're still alive

BLACK DICE

There was no one
I would sleep with
At the lecture.
Figures.