my love keeps me trapped like a pillory,
and you’re looking down from the mezzanine
this cataract coffee bean lottery
one panic attack of a bad dream
don’t hold your breath it’s not that I regret it
there’s nothing left for me here in this town
I barely exist in the life that I miss,
impatient crowds sedated doubts
you taught me to live in the moment
there’s no better time than the one you’re in,
that every excuse is a lesson
living without an awareness to it
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