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Thomas Mayne - I Am Jonah Trace

from Julia Gray's LITTLE LIAR (London) by The Bushwick Book Club

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I Am Jonah Trace

I am Jonah Trace, who fell victim to a lie,
For months I have been trying to find the reason why.
I should have known from the start it was a honeytrap
Perhaps some bet with another girl to get Jonah here the sack.
And she lied so many times, like how her father died –
Poisoned by an oyster? No, he committed suicide.
Or the time she met me as if by chance as I left Stamford Bridge,
And all those texts she sent me which ended kiss kiss kiss,
Which disappeared from my phone – so mysterious! –
So when I spoke to the school board they were so serious,
And over what? Just a kiss or two in the local park;
I felt sorry for her awkwardness and her face with its birthmark.
And I liked her love of swimming, and shops in Camden Town,
And when she’d say the Overland, when she meant the Overground.
I didn’t sleep with her, she had long turned 17,
(They changed the law for teachers, which to me just seems extreme).
They said I had a history, but you know that's just not true,
They mentioned Bath Academy and the incident with Sue –
But by then she had left the school so there’s no issue there
(I’ve got a copy of the file from Bath which I’m willing now to share)
And Jessica on the Isle of Wight – well, she came on to me!
And in revenge when I said no, she went and told Mr Filigree.
You could say that it was wrong, that I was there to teach,
But Nora was a troubled girl that I somehow had to reach.
So I was just an awkward man, I hope that’s plain to see
Who wanted to share his love of art, of life and Alien3.
In the end she won, she’s really did, she really made me pay
But it didn't have to end this way, it didn't have to end this way
It didn't have to end this way, it didn't have to end this way.
It didn’t have to end.

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from Julia Gray's LITTLE LIAR (London), released October 31, 2018

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The Bushwick Book Club Brooklyn, New York

We started in January 2009 playing songs written in response to Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions. We haven't stopped since. We've written & performed songs inspired by everything from "On The Origin of Species" to Dr. Seuss to Raymond Carver. There are BBCs popping up nationwide now. Bushwick Book Club Seattle started in 2010 & is run by Geoff Larson. Our nerdy dare-devilry knows no bounds. ... more

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