puberty came late to me and so did everything else
drifting between underdog and also-ran
but as for you, you came to me in a crescendo of silence
on a filthy strip of sidewalk where day settled like a scab
you ordered extra avocado:
of course I wanna know your shadow
I slid the blade across the table:
“you be Cain and I’ll be Abelâ€
I want to guard you from boredom
on Venice we pa** thin old men in leather playing chess
“I’m addicted to epiphanyâ€, you warily confess
when you leave me you’ll be sensible as matching kitchenware
I suppose the song is writing me but it’s taking f**ing years
you taught yourself to play piano:
of course I want to know your shadow
I slid the blade across the table:
“you be Cain and I’ll be Abelâ€
I want to guard you from boredom