September/October 2015 3rd Place | “Please Waste My Time”

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January 7, 2021 9:26 pm

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3rd Place
“Please Waste My Time”
Julie Stirman
Hillsborough, North Carolina

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There you are, standing on my front porch
Looking so sad
Well, I’m not surprised, we’ve been here before
It’s better unspoken
That you run to me when your heart gets broken
And I play my part, I don’t ask for more.

Don’t think about me I’ll be alright
And maybe tonight
I will believe that you’re all mine
Come on inside, please waste my time

I don’t need you to spell it all out
I’m not a schoolgirl
No, I’m not confused, spare me the warning
You’ve made yourself clear
I just pray you’ll still be lying here
And I see your face in the light of the morning

Don’t worry ‘bout me, I’ll be just fine
And when I close my eyes
I will believe that you’re all mine
Stay for a while, please waste my time

So it goes and so it begins
Even though I know how it ends
I will still jump at the chance
Just to breathe you in

Don’t worry ‘bout me, ‘cause I’ll be just fine
and when I close my eyes
I will believe that you’re all mine
Stay for awhile
And don’t think about me, ‘cause I’ll be alright
And maybe tonight
I will believe that you’re all mine
Come on inside …

Have a drink
Come sit a spell
There’s so many things
Only time can tell
But we’re here now, so what the hell
It sure beats being lonely …

My heart will mend
When we’re through
If I can spend
This time just holdin’ you
I may get hurt, but I don’t mind
The pain is sublime, please waste my time.