American Singles

from Whisper & Shimmer IV: "Songs From Spare Rooms" by Justin Farren

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I’ve been known to leave the things that mean the most behind me
to carry on then look back with a frightful eye
on what may have been a youthful oversight
I’m supposed to be a structural engineer
it’s a fear that mounts in places that I don’t talk about in social situations
my Dad claims, “Life is short...buy the good cheese”
he must be wise because I’ve tried and I can’t equate my life to my groceries
it’s American Singles for me
is it just my age or will I always have this tendency to gravitate
toward things devoid of certainty and proudly stray from dotted lines
and well-lit signs that guide me?
tell me more about the summer you spent sleeping on the floor
and hopping freight trains northward, eastward, everywhere
still nowhere at the same time that’s the life for me
lately I can see that this whole thing is an illusion
and in ten years I’m gonna look back and wonder what I was afraid of
it’s all I can do to stay sane play these stupid songs all day

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from Whisper & Shimmer IV: "Songs From Spare Rooms", released October 22, 2021

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