Raych Jackson - He’ll Forgive You Again [Video]

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Raych Jackson, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.

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0:02
If the relationship you are in is as inconsistent as the radio
0:07
driving under viaducts on the way to his house,
0:09
it is not cheating.
0:11
(chuckles)
0:14
We know someone over there.
0:18
You’ve always got to watch for the people that are like, “Mmmmm.”
0:24
Oh, God! This is not a funny poem, but y’all are so funny.
0:28
All exhales carry the same notes if your eyes are closed.
0:32
Moan lies.
0:34
Drawn-out lies convince him he’s the one responsible for your swell.
0:39
He cannot contain you, either.
0:41
Even his shadow looks the same,
0:43
a smudged-shaped him scrapes the wall in familiar motion
0:47
and you lie on your back and trace the edges with your thumb,
0:51
pray the outline stays until morning.
0:53
At least that way he’ll spend the night again.
0:57
Alright! Woot!
1:00
(applause)

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