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a list of cons and pros

from If It Spoke For Itself by Johnas & Connelly

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well, i hardly possess
the wherewithal needed
to complete the ten days of this
radio silence we both agreed would be healthy

but, it's not because i've been longing for you
in a way i'd imagine most lovers would
it's more this day-in, day-out routine
getting out and in of bed with the one you simultaneously loathe and love

well, i've poured through the facts
least the ones you permit me to have
those three nights spent with another man
and would you believe that i'm starting to get it

but, it's not for an enlightened turn towards empathy
or that i'm suddenly prepared to forgive
it's more this poet behind the counter has me steeped in reverie that i found all too easy to become submersed in

what if i were to relegate our relationship
to a pros and cons list
the tact use to choose between me and him
then maybe you'd come to understand how this might make one feel degraded

but, hey,
you were right when you said it's time i stop playing the victim
so when these ten days expire
i won't pick up the phone
so as to ask where you are
press the lies
even if your stories and frame of time don't at all align
instead embrace the solace i collect
describe the reflecting resonance
when listening to the dialogue between us die

but, like all blackouts we impose
flickers as we again re-unite on the road
you in a cafe to write alone
i in calgary's diner for the retro
Stevie's voices quivers through the radio
coincidentally, it was just the moment before
that i was resenting our "rumours" ode
poems meant as letters
now to be exploited in harmony

if i'm to expose the shady edges of your character
then i think it best if i, too, own up
for the truth might be
cemented in our true beginnings
i had this all coming to me
soon as i took that whore in and back
ignored phone calls
you took it upon yourself to show up
instinctively knowing what i might be capable of
knock at the window
two rolling bodies floored
a voice to what would become
the familiar song sung
of love and/or dejection

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from If It Spoke For Itself, released March 31, 2019

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Johnas & Connelly Banff, Alberta

Johnas & Connelly is a Rocky Mountain duo rooted in evergreen-fresh folk and small-town splendor. Inspired by canyons, caves, and excruciating break-ups, the pair uses thoughtfully-woven vocal harmonies and seasoned fingerpicking to honestly channel emotion-filled experiences into mindful art. ... more

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