MINA:

You must turn your face away

from all the words you know they say—

you must forget,

you can’t regret,

what these lies beget—

you must close your ears and eyes

to all the curses and the lies.

You must feign ignorance

for this bliss.

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Since you were a little girl

They would toss you and you would whirl—

do you remember

those cold Decembers?

Do you remember?

You would dance beneath the stars

to the sound of passing cars—

you must feign ignorance

for this bliss.

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Forget I have spoken—

remember your place.

Do not remember,

and forget my face.

I cannot be here now—

this time, this place.

I can’t remember,

or forget your face.

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You must turn your face towards

all the rhythms and the chords—

you must rejoice,

and raise your voice,

to sing high above the noise—

you must open your eyes and your ears

to the songs your mind hears.

You must feign ignorance

for this bliss.

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SONJA:

You say I must turn my face away

from all the words I know they say—

I must forget,

I can’t regret,

what these lies beget—

I must close my ears and eyes

to all the curses and the lies.

I must feign ignorance

for this bliss.

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I can’t forget you—

I know that face.

I can only remember…

remember my place.

I remember my place.