Tropes
Why are plots always sinister?
Why always proud to be a sponsor?
Why stay the course and never lose hope?
Running away is perfectly fine, why be so beholden to tropes?
...
My contribution, as you know well, was a result of none too subtle blackmail
For when you passed me in Times Square in the company of that discreet female
You remarked, "Fancy seeing you here my dear uncle in these streets"
Hot pink. Just as she wiped the telling smudges of lipstick
An understanding, an agreement in your eyes to not sing like a bird
Still, proud sponsor, it rankles, even as I've kept my word
...
Now now, there's a perfectly innocent explanation
No need to make a drama out of this situation
Some go with double lives, lies and fabrications
I rather prefer the subtle art of omission
Not another word more, no one needs to know
Loose lips sink ships, careful as you go
And prefer strategic silence instead of playing the improviser
Default deny is a straightforward policy, there's nothing sinister
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Life lessons, it takes a village, and all that talk
A proper education. Lean in. Stand strong. Walk tall
Think. Buyer beware. Hell hath no fury
Also: le silence n'est pas un oubli
Compromising Situation, a playlist
A soundtrack for this note (spotify version)
- Say Nothing by Omar
- Don't Explain by Billie Holiday
- Man of the World by Peter Green
- It's a Man's, Man's Man's World by James Brown
- Busted by Ray Charles
- Le Silence n'est pas un Oubli by Orchestre Les As de Benin
- Situation by Yaz
- Busted by The Isley Brothers
- Compromising Situation by Elecktra
- Silence is Golden by Franki Valli & the Four Seasons
- Blackmail by Donell Jones
- Busted by Stephanie McDee
- Man of the World by Eric Clapton
Writing log: June 1, 2023
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