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could be better

from on a sailboat by the smallest one

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no, i don’t want anything real today.
show me photographs of skies,
& trees, & rivers, & mountain tops.
just don’t drag me outside.

‘cause the images look better
than they would’ve with my eyes.
maybe crank the sharpness
& the saturation dials.
the less i recognize the objects
in the frame, the better.
yeah, that’s better.

no, i don’t want anything cruel today.
go on, break out the make-up, & the smiles.
find all your imperfections & bury them.
just don’t bat me down with those grey eyes.

‘cause your judgments are better
in a bottle, out at sea.
where anyone can reach down
& read them, just not me.
the less i'm subjected
to negativity, the better.
this could be better.

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from on a sailboat, released October 17, 2018

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the smallest one Calgary, Alberta

my name is mason & i like to write songs about things.

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