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from JOKES by GIFT SHOP

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collapsing water bottles to save space
talking as little as possible to save face
oh, ma, why should I make my bed
just to mess it up later anyways?

when in doubt, I agree
when embarrassed, I forget
when I’m lost, I listen to my gut
and do the opposite of what it says

says he hates himself because
he’s got too many shirts
like, “what kind of psycho narcissist keeps this many shirts?
I don’t even wear half
in fact, I probably only wear four or five”

when we’re together you are the only thing that matters
when we’re apart this seems slightly less attractive
that looks meaner than intended written down
just supposed to be a comment on perspective

but it’s not what I say
it’s more of how I say it
a platitude whose truth I should be more okay with
or I could pull all my teeth out
I could run the other way

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I can stay up as late as I want
I can unlock all of the doors
and make friends with the neighbors
I can give all my money to the man in the street
with a cardboard sign that says, “have a nice weekend”
and maybe I’ll find some sleep
or maybe I’m a sucker
and you are right about everything

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hearing jokes, hearing fake japanese
trying to justify why I don’t like the beach
and how I can be this bad for you
and you can still be this good to me
something’s burning in the backyard
but out on the lawn we try and act cool
and when we speak it sounds like slogans
and when you look you see that everybody’s
wearing the same hats and jackets
beg for detachment
make the same ten references
over and over
and I just want to be vulnerable again
and you are watching me watching you
are watching me watching you

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from JOKES, released December 28, 2016

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