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An Ordinary Man

from Dragonfly Clouds by Nina Lifely

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lyrics

You were just an ordinary man
At least that’s what I used to think
But men have done this since time began
When you spied me, did you plan
To beguile me with your double-think?

I was not an ordinary girl
Wasn’t put on this Earth for your delight
But you thought you’d give it a whirl
See if I’d disclose my tender pearl
To satisfy your appetite

Mine was not an ordinary mind
But shaped by long hard years of yearning
Maturity and helplessness combined
To make me a truly precious find
How could I mistake my lust for learning?

Ours was not an ordinary love
You nourished me in my starvation
And handled with me artful gloves
A raven masquerading as a dove
Intent on your own callous predation

This is not an ordinary rage
My heart and soul fill with disgust
No redress, revenge can ever assuage
The grief, the pain at my tender age
Trampled by your hoary feet
Soon you’ll be dust

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from Dragonfly Clouds, released June 8, 2019

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Nina Lifely Bristol, UK

Nina Lifely grew up in Gravesend, where she learnt to express herself musically through playing flute and singing with the Kent Youth Choir, and later, Queens’ College Chapel Choir, Cambridge, The music-making was interrupted by a career in social research and two children, to be resumed only in 2018, when counselling for childhood trauma unexpectedly unlocked her creativity. ... more

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