Squid Fights a Lion, by R. Betl

R. Betl

Squid Fights a Lion

Erase the good parts (Erase what you know)

They only bring torture

Take out the good so we can feed on the bad

Point my finger and take the blame

What else is true love for then not to starve and wait for spring?

Well, I’ll just sit and wait.

Erase the good parts and turn on the screw

Read me the bad parts and lock the cage

Latch the windows, lose the key

(This only brings torture, I thought it could fix me)

(2012)

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