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Benji Katz

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It's so hard to preserve the things that I hold dear
Can't quite hold a moment so I'll hug who's ever near
As minutes sleep through our fingers and refuse to disappear
Everyday distilled to say what a thrill it was to be here

A phantom whiff of mom's chicken soup
Reminds me to brush my teeth
Haunted by the hoarding of a lifetime's worth of receipts
That tally up the debt I owe to those who cared for me
Long before I knew the worth of a loving family

Thank you doesn't cut it when you're lucky enough to live
Among the gracious souls who tolerated you as a kid
Fed you full of angst and wisdom hoping you would grow
Into someone they'd be proud to know
Off you go

Can't claim it's worked out just yet but at least I'll have a say
In the smile lines and wrinkles that define my father's face
A flesh-carved cartography-the path already paved
Choose wisely what to cherish and wander your own way

I fear the destination won't live up to the trip
But only joy can justify the struggle to reach it
The weight of expectation beats a diaper full of shit
It takes more than a village to pacify that fit

Thank you doesn't cut it when you're lucky enough to live
Among the gracious souls who tolerated you as a kid
Fed you full of angst and wisdom hoping you would grow
Into someone they wouldn't be ashamed to know

Gratitude and grief go hand in hand like love and war
One explains the other and neither can be ignored
By the time you recognize what all the time was for
You'll be left with nothing but an appetite for more

Thank you doesn't cut it when you're lucky enough to live
Among the gracious souls who tolerated you as a kid
Fed you full of angst and wisdom hoping you would grow
Into someone they'd be proud to know

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