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Cosmopolitan

from apple in the ocean by mary bue

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thought you’d be in cosmopolitan by now
thought you’d have the hottest legs
through the turnstyle
the airport gate is taking you to another place
and the look on your face is showing that

you can’t relate to your insides
at twenty five
you can’t relate to your fellow peers
they all look at you really weird
and you think it’s rather queer
and you wonder what you’re doing here

and everyone you meet
has their face on late night tv
skinny chicks playing the piano
red-stained lips walking down the street
and you’re on your own little planet
with a peanut butter sandwich

and like a sweet little clam
meat shucked into a little tin can
you’re waiting to be consumed
air sucked out in a vacuum
and that’s how your lungs feel these days
and like your legs could give way

but you don’t even have a shell
it’s decorating someone’s windowsill
your shell’s in a pretty glass bowl
or turned into a pretty little comb
and you will never be very tall
short stocky legs and you’re kind of small
but your home is around the bend
perhaps in your lover’s hand
or the clouds in heaven

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from apple in the ocean, released July 26, 2012

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mary bue Minneapolis, Minnesota

“If intimacy intrigues you and makes you into a skittish peeping tom, then be sure to catch Bue at her next performance.” – Alan Sparhawk, Low

Mary Bue is a songwriter, international retreat guide & yoga teacher based out of Minneapolis, often roaming this beautiful world. Named Best Songwriter of 2020 by City Pages, her music traverses love, loss, dreams, survival, healing, & natural world.
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