Thankful for Your Illness

from Hang in the Windows by James Jefferys

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James Jefferys - Thankful for Your Illness

The waterline retreats, then swells
Then wicks up your socks, as well
And her response will be
Whatever it wants to be
It's not something you can change
By wanting harder, or how you pray

… And someone calls that pattern 'weakness'
A trapdoor on the stage that teaches
All the actors to tread to care
As if there' nothing even there...

You hear above the chatting, calling
That someone sees a pattern forming

You will find that your frail feelings
Are lights projected on the ceilings
They'll not shine through
Is cute, but untrue
Just be thankful for your illness

Let the sheltered saint pretend
That secrets still find time to spend
A life locked up and never uttered,
Never accidentally spluttered
Never changed from uncooked meat,
Never strayed into the heat...

I hope that you are never taken
To that place where every thought is
A brand new way to be mistaken
And reasons why are all distorted
Reasons why are all distorted

You will find that your frail feelings
Are lights projected on the ceilings
They'll not shine through
Is cute, but untrue

Just be thankful for your illness

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from Hang in the Windows, released March 21, 2016

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