The Actor

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The actor lyin' on the pillow next to me

Through thighs of canyon and bullets below your knees

I know you find it hard to breathe

My flowers bloom at the corner of your street

Dried flat for pleasure, insurance and hopefully

They get a page inside your book

What could I say to make this right?

Afternoon fuck and then a fight

When everybody's listenin'

My friends are in the kitchen

Elastic lover, you're holdin' me so tight

Just like a saviour until it doesn't feel too right

I won't forget the way you cried

A damnin' flight by virtue of a man

And to say father, I hope you've got a plan

I've got another one too

What could you say to make this right?

Afternoon fuck and then a fight

You knew that I was listenin'

Your new man in the kitchen

On stage, the actor rehearses her new lines

One-woman show, "I'll see you at opening night"

And then won't look you in the eye