Teenage Dream Redux

Lyrics

after Katy Perry We're losing the new that makes us incandescent. Drowning it in liquor kiss & Beirut & table dance. You've seen more of me than I show the mirror, caught the truest things on film. Gap teeth & blush. Little silver hoops. Adolescent slouch. Pictures of last night: too many shots, skin tight jeans, your hands on me, house of cards faltering in canyon winds. You got me up on the upholstery in heels like some LA peacock with a dare, said "Brave enough, hummingbird?" & I shivered into your arms. Matching tattoos, climb to the roof & into the future. Give me a million rings. Give me more promises than I have hands for. Let me see the dream that got away. Jeep on the beach or a star with both our names, or the devil, a hero in every Western. My favorite party dress a ruffled puddle around my ankles. Skinny dipping. Heavy head. Losing my virginity. Falling asleep in nothing but pearls. The motel, the hurricane, a thousand invisible ships. Heaven got away, so take me to California. Make me your forever girl. Let me keep the double prints.