Emotional Rent Control

I'm sorry for what I did with your heartfelt letter What's the WiFi login and password in heaven? We're living paycheck to paycheck to paycheck to paycheck Saving for a big scorpion neck tat on the soul I am eating like it's Thanksgiving but without the gratitude Shouting fire at therapy and at Panda Express Is it a business or a hobby? A hobby or a business? Let's replace all the vowels with asterisks Break down the boxes and put the lid on the trash I'm feeling good, but I'm sure it will pass We need emotional rent control, we're changing our minds We need to put our brand new phones in a bucket of rice We need low interest rates to refinance our jealousy and envy We need Prudential Insurance for when our insides are empty We need state-mandated disclosures of people who aren't nice We need multiple choice tests and a small side of fries We need a giant freaking Snickers bar full of ice cream We need emotional rent control and real-ass intimacy Venmo me when you get home so I know you are safe A phone call from Unknown, I answer just to have someone to talk to So much of life can be viewed through the metaphor of dance Love, loss, war, fate, fear, protesting nuclear plants Feathers in a duck's mouth from eating the other ducks I love to touch things a lot of people have touched I am young, dumb and full of psychiatric medication I have watched every single episode of PBS NewsHour And now I'm going on vacation Can you believe this could be more interesting Than human interaction together I'm sorry for what I did with your heartfelt letter Break down the boxes and put the lid on the trash I'm feeling good, but I'm sure it will pass We need emotional rent control, we're changing our minds We need to put our brand new phones in a bucket of rice We need low interest rates to refinance our jealousy and envy And we need State Farm Insurance for when our stomachs are empty We need state-mandated disclosures of people who aren't nice We need multiple choice tests and a small side of fries We need a giant freaking Snickers bar full of ice cream We need emotional rent control and real-ass intimacy Venmo me when you get home so I know you are safe A phone call from Unknown, I answer because I have a few things I'm trying to work through