I Learned One Thing or Two From Foer

By Surreal as Sunlight ::: Nik Bajaj

At first I thought it was wrong
That you lie to him
That you've kept our whole history safe
From ears that would ravage us apart

I thought his knowing of you
Was incomplete
He loves you for who you aren't
He loves his own little idea of you

It's just so cute and perfect
He slowly caresses his image
Smooth and grooveless
Never quite finding that imperfection

And then I remembered how one can love
Without even knowing
Like a foster kid to foster parent
Where is your past? Where is your father?

It's doesn't matter
Here I am for you
With this unconditional love
You don't need to prove anything to me

Just like Brod and her father
Yankel, the poor man
He loved you with all his heart
Though he wasn't your real father

And you never knew
He was always your father and nothing less
He did not need to prove it to you
You just loved him unconditionally

And just like your mother and father
Each had past lovers
But when you found out
It was so easy to forget

And maybe that's why I lied
So I shouldn't feel heartless
And sorry for a brave soul like his
There's nothing wrong with loving an image