Poem #2

from Too Sick For School by Old Joy

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I wrote this song when i was 20

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i don't wanna watch you grow up
i don't wanna watch us grow apart
i don't want the changing of the seasons
changing how i see you in my heart

some folks are meant to be a memory
& only walk with you the time that's theirs
some memories are meant to be forgotten
but you're my heart's favorite sleeve to wear

& i remember how you first told me you were shy
& when you said you were my best friend
& i remember how the sun lit up your eyes
i'm trying not to think of that again

I still feel your toes curling around mine on the couch
i still feel your fingers in my hair
i still feel your love somewhere inside me
even though i know that it's not there

i don't wanna see you as you are now
i hope you're happy that's good enough for me
i just wanna see you as you once were
holdin my hand, believin in my dreams

& i remember how you cried & held my hand
tellin me that it was the end
& i remember how you said it would all be fine
i'm tryin not to think of that again
i don't wanna think of that again

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from Too Sick For School, released April 20, 2023

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Scum Pop/Power Trash from Chicago IL
Now located in Austin TX
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