thistle among roses

from femme florale by BRISTLETONGUE

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Hello father figure, am I even worth the time
Hello mommy dearest, you were prettier with no spine
Now I’m a pretty purple weed
A parasite unto your breed
I’m a pretty purple weed
Disposable, a vacant seed

I am nothing special, a mediocre voice and song
I am just potential, mama always said I’d turn out wrong
She says I’m just a waste of breath
So I don’t take the church’s bread
I think too much of death
Communion wine has stained me red

Was it worth the wait
To see me on my way?
And did you hesitate
To lock the garden gate?

(Leave me here, leave me here)
Leave me here to lion an the den
And leave me here with wounds I cannot mend
Sanctify your holy vessel
Take away the weed and thistle
Bleed my mind out and make it simple
And leave me here

Was it worth the wait
To see me on my way?
And did you hesitate
To lock the pearly gates?

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from femme florale, released January 16, 2018

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