You tell me I have his nose
Because it’s flat and hooked
But I hope that’s all he gave me
An ugly nose is enough
And better than an ugly mind that
Sinks its teeth into anything it can
Like the hearts of girls who have
Not yet learned to love the right way
I hope I do not have his hands
Calloused from the cold metal of a gun
And stained with a twisted love
Love I hope I do not have
Because love is not a fist or a knife
Love is not a elegy
I hope I do not have his back
Because he never had mine
And I hope a nose does not give me
A guiltless conscience and a
Hole in the ground
Because it’s flat and hooked
But I hope that’s all he gave me
An ugly nose is enough
And better than an ugly mind that
Sinks its teeth into anything it can
Like the hearts of girls who have
Not yet learned to love the right way
I hope I do not have his hands
Calloused from the cold metal of a gun
And stained with a twisted love
Love I hope I do not have
Because love is not a fist or a knife
Love is not a elegy
I hope I do not have his back
Because he never had mine
And I hope a nose does not give me
A guiltless conscience and a
Hole in the ground
