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Bequest

by John Muirhead

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There’s an angel on my shoulder
She drags me ‘cross the border
Of the thin line that divides up my desires and my morals

Her voice is like no other
She sounds just like my mother
And it keeps me on the better side.

In my heart there is a wisdom
For when I’m smart enough to listen
It’s strength and intuition
Through the hardest of decisions

I hold that like an honour
It’s passed down from my father
It keeps me on the better side


I wish I could give back what you gave
You wouldn’t want that anyway
I exist with debts unpaid
By bequest, here’s my best
Can we call that thanks?
I’ll be my best
Can we call that thanks?

There’s a softness in my spirit
On my best days you can hear it
It’s a fearlessness against this life’s impending disappearance
Its a faith in something bigger
I stole that from my sister

She keeps me on the better side

There’s an empathy in leaving
An Understanding through deceiving
A trust in falling out of touch then picking up the pieces
‘Cause no one really knows you
Like the ones you grew up close to

To keep you on that better side


I stood in the basement
At your visitation
I thanked you in silence
I made up my mind then:

This fate that we’re finite
It’s a wave on the skyline
So hold me like you know we're in the undertow

I thank you
Forever
'Til everything ends
By bequest
here's the lesson
the best I can give

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released March 31, 2023

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