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Tell the Truth

from Nothing New in the West by J. Mamana

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Uni Popular—
Can I be popular?
What does it really mean to be popular?
What if I told you I don’t wanna be popular?

I met this same person twice before.
They told of art school prophets far too cool to just ignore.
Where the old lines fall flat, you see,
their suburban parables were too arcane for a friend like me.

And now I see their double stumble in the streets by day.
And when I’m out on Brook I have to break it for the alley way.
Let be be final—
I know it’s best this way.
But every time I bring you up it’s all in metaphor and sobriquet.
Tell the truth.

And but we never even had the time to feign.
Too busy cussing Kissingers and thumbing Charlemagnes.
And when I came to find my love for one plussed two
affaire de cœur just seemed to me like such a bogus move.

Tell the truth.
I know you.
What’s your problem?
Just tell the truth.

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from Nothing New in the West, released January 4, 2019

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