I've begrudged every
nicety, every friendly
smile, every favor,
every hug, every kind word,
every minute spent with you.

To watch a liar
lie is really a very
spectacular sight.

I'm sure now that you're
better than me, but not how
far it'll get you.

I don't think there's one
original idea
in that head of yours.

Imitation may
be the very highest form
of flattery but
I've never learned to accept
a compliment gracefully.

You laugh in time with
everyone, but you never
see you're the punchline

I hear you think you're
a writer. I hear you think
you're good at it too.

I was three beers and a bottle of champagne in
when pandora played "Scar Tissue"
and I
thought of you.
And mostly I dial your number just to make sure
you don't answer.

Regardless of its
worth, the bird in the bush is
measurably more
seductive than those who take
up residence in the hand.

I like the sweat that
collects between my cheek and
your skin when I lay
my head on your chest, how there's
no way to know whose it is.