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I was young and naïve, just barely eighteen. Our love would last forever you had me believe. On a cold winter’s eve in a friend’s bed you took your leave. I showed up at three am on your doorstep to plea. Why won’t you marry me, Mary? Someday? Why won’t you marry me, Mary? Okay? Why won’t you marry me, Mary? What do you say? I showed up at three am but you tossed me away. Found me a girl, a dragon fierce and tall. We made ourselves a home. I got a ring and had it all. I was gorged under falls my heart shredded by your claws. Still down on one knee I started to sing. Why won’t you marry me, Mary? Someday? Why won’t you marry me, Mary? Okay? Why won’t you marry me, Mary? What do you say? Still down on one knee, the answer written on your face. God damn these plans. Best laid or not they broke and slipped through these hands. Just a charade. The marionette played this blind boy who took for love the forms that the shadows made. Can it be true? Did I love you? Or just your worn out shoes and my ill-advised romantic views? You’re a ghost, a criminal inside of my love-lusting mind. We met in that dive, sharing nights and a drink or two. Lonely eyes will wander and yours were bright blue. You showed me your scar and I said, “hey, I’ve got one too.” I ordered up another drink and thought hey girl, I love you. Why won’t you marry me, Mary? Someday? Why won’t you marry me, Mary? Okay? Why won’t you marry me, Mary? What do you say? I showed up at three am but you tossed me away. Still down on one knee, the answer written on your face. I got drunk late one night and lost what to say.

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from Dear Dionysus, Sweet Aphrodite, released September 10, 2013

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