ya coulda married one of those
slow moving men
who'd followed you’round
in high-school,
how different
your life
might have been
there'd of been:
children
to fight for,
holidays
to live for,
vulnerability
to pay for -
in one way
or another
think of it now.
your very own
slow moving man,
sleeps next to you,
and snores
like the ocean waves
someone to shave for
while you watch his beard grow,
an achilles heel -
to grab and to hold,
nightmare to scold,
and pick up
from the same
barroom floor
someone to cheat on
while you're still
moving fast enough,
you'd still have him
when no one wants
either of you-
anymore
think of it now,
your very own
slow moving man,
who you dream of
drowning
in the
ocean waves
your kids wouldn't thank you
for not being abandoned,
you'd try not to punish them
for your choices,
and unfulfilled life
you'd give up
your lovers,
cuz affairs would be
harder,
and who'd want a martyr
who'd leave herself,
leave herself,
if she could?
think of it now,
your very own
mouth-breathing clan,
your final legacy
and ready-made crowd
to blame
just wake up thankful
there's no one to shatter,
and only life you gave -
was birth
to this song,
where's the regret
in that?
think of it now,
your very own
slow moving song,
it's about four minutes
and it’s simpler this way
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