cloudysoundsoutsidemywindow
It sounds cloudy outside doesn’t it?
We’ve been waiting for sunshine for days
but it’s nothing but rain rain all the way down
i wish for weather and this wish always come true
i wish for weather and this wish comes true
i put my sleeve on my wrist
and i turn
like this
and each time the sun drops on my head
i get balder
It looks loud out doesn’t it?
You’ve been waiting for noises for weeks
haven’t you? but it’s no more than the air of silence
you wish for pleasure and this wish always comes true
you wish for pleasure and this wish comes true
you put your sleeve on your wrist
and turn it gently
like this
and each time you burn yourself
you get smarter
It’s a late afternoon outside and there is no way to describe it
unless you must must you?
It’s a late afternoon inside my home and i refuse to tell you about it
i’ve put my shirts on and taken them off
so many times at least twice a day
i’m getting scared of the same old noises
please start the next phase of this ranch
i nearly walked out of a restaurant without paying today
would i have lost face?
no one gave chase no one made a move
i just walked out
came back to pay my $NT 110 and all was resolved
i can sleep with myself again
can you sleep with me too?
i’d like that
i’ve been using an umbrella to hold on onto my head
i’m keeping my wits about me these days
i’m holding onto nothing like i used to
john
Tianmu, Taipei
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