The girl is the thing

your flesh like silk and your face like glass

so you ask, what is this happily ever after shit?

and who am I?
some simple girl with a constant smile
why, I am the flirt breeze sAILING the brave of the tranquil dance on a tidal wave
bringing it on back to real time, I say
LOSS is all around us, you say
within the man on the corner who catches your eye for some change
scRUFfy coat and face that casts a sLIGHT shadow of shame
and so, what is this happily ever after shit?

take it out of the box we've created, I say
brEAThe out the past and time in space
which is no more than an illUSion
hidden by a bad name
what hand-me-down memory created this bLAME?
so I sing, the blues, man, the blues
'cuz I feel that hurt dOWN to the sole of my shoes
a slap-happy white girl
in the ghetto
without a fucking clue
sTILL you ask, what is this happily ever after shit?

When few can be tRUE
we accept the pain
cover the lies
and live pretend lives
where it's MUST SEE TV
cook outs by the church hall
a bit of liquor on the side with a splash of denial

when few can be true
to themselves first of all
then go on and check out the writing on the wall
black and wHITe and old faded glory
huMAN kind suffers from being in too much of a hurry
slow the pace down
and SEE
your neighbor
your lOVER
your son
the concrete and steel
the bad right and the good wrong
yes, a simple smile and heartFELT song
I am the flirt breeze sailing the brave of the tranquil dance on a tidal wave
bringing it on back to real time, I say
and this joy & forever is nothing more than a felicitous fall

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