kylie from connecticut by ben folds feraco creative writing 6 july 2010
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Kylie from ConnecticutKylie from Connecticutby Ben Foldsby Ben Folds
FeracoFeraco
Creative WritingCreative Writing
6 July 20106 July 2010
It's just It's just
a thoughta thought
but where but where
did it did it
come from?come from?
What does What does
she do she do
with it with it
if it if it
comes back?comes back?
A note A note
from his from his assistantassistant
there there by by
the the telephonetelephone
She sees it again She sees it again
as she as she
turns turns
out out
the the
lightlight
Kylie Kylie
is calling is calling
from Connecticutfrom Connecticut
She says She says
you've got you've got
the numberthe number
It said It said
Kylie Kylie
is calling is calling
from Connecticutfrom Connecticut
It's thereIt's thereon her mind on her mind
as as
she she
closes closes
her her
eyeseyes
She believes She believes
there are things there are things
you shouldn't you shouldn't
know aboutknow about
When you've been When you've been
married for married for
thirty-five thirty-five
yearsyears
And her heart And her heart
belongs belongs
to a man to a man
that she that she
hadn't seen hadn't seen
since since
a magical night a magical night
when the when the
children children
were smallwere small
Kylie Kylie
is calling is calling
from Connecticutfrom Connecticut
She says She says
you've got you've got
the numberthe number
It said It said
Kylie Kylie
is calling is calling
from Connecticutfrom Connecticut
It's backIt's backon her mind on her mind
as as
she she
closes closes
her her
eyeseyes
Kylie Kylie
is calling is calling
from from
ConnecticutConnecticut
It's probably nothing It's probably nothing
yeah yeah
nothing nothing
at at
allall
Kylie Kylie
is calling is calling
from from
Connecticut…Connecticut…
It's all It's all
coming back coming back
as she's reading as she's reading
old lettersold letters
That she'd hid That she'd hid
in the closet in the closet
with the pictures with the pictures
she she
cherishedcherished
That she kept That she kept
to herself to herself
for a good for a good
thirty thirty
years...years...
...now ...now
she she
closes closes
her her
eyes...eyes...