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Tell Yourself Lies

from A Small White Flag by Mark Lenover

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I am an unloaded gun
I am out of opinions
I don't have a bit of sense
I am of no consequence

My intellectual incest
produced nothing of interest

I have done my very best
to decorate my empty nest

When the truth feels
devastating and unreal
I tell myself lies

A theory without evidence
a slight, perfunctory argument
I am impotent and small
I am hardly here at all

I don't know what to tell you
How I wish I could help you

I have one piece of muffled advice:
plug your ears and cover your eyes

Take a vacation
from self-deprecation
and tell yourself lies

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from A Small White Flag, released July 2, 2019

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Mark Lenover

Through a distinctive fusion of folk, rock, theatre and electronica, Mark Lenover critically examines pop culture’s ubiquitous influence, its moral philosophy and the potentially devastating effects of drug abuse and mental illness. His recent work frequently challenges an increasingly pervasive culture of celebrity, self-indulgence, distraction and desire. ... more

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