Unphotogenic

Raven wants to see me cartwheel
But she doesn’t know what might spill out
Raven wants to see me cartwheel
On the grass where I tried to trade vows
I’ve got an unimportant secret
I brought it to Boston from Searsport
Milo’s on his second cigarette
As he stares into the glow of the airport

I’ll sit by the fire
Thinking about it in vain
Would it be so bad
To hold you again

I don’t mind
If you’re unphotogenic
It’s such a waste of time
To look pure
In a two-dimensional world
And you spell “you’re” without an apostrophe
In the apocalypse why would anyone need it?
We can both be
Unphotogenic

Margaret has a glow about her
And so intelligent in her blue dress
I watch her on Face The Nation
And stare into the shade of her lip gloss
I feel so disconnected
Up at three to haul in the lobster
Application got rejected
So there’s only one thing I can offer

I’ll sit by the ocean
Thinking about it in vain
Would it be so bad
To hold you again

I’ll sit by the ocean
Thinking about it in vain
What a freak I was
Will anything change?

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