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You were sad when we first met,
days of dial-up internet,
sleeping by the TV set,
pillows from the couch.

You said your favorite color’s blue.
It’s my favorite color too.
Already enmeshed with you.
You were just the same.

Smiling back at half a moon,
tying down a red balloon
before it drifts away.

I was not that into sports.
Couldn’t hang on the handball court.
Hit it, but it fell too short.
I met you on that day.

With your brother having fun.
You used to have another one,
your mother’s first-begotten son
before you two were born.

Why weren’t you at church Sunday?
Tried my damnedest to explain.
Kids at school would call us gay.
They don’t really know.

I won’t love you any less.
Trade with me your new address
before we drift away.

Got your family’s Christmas card,
knit together in the yard.
Something ‘bout it broke my heart.
Everything must change.

Nobody knows why it does.
Parents always say because.
I am older than I was,
still I wonder why.

There’s a kid inside of me
clinging to your memory
before it drifts away.

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from Demo​​​-​​​Listen Derby 2020, Vol. 3, released September 3, 2021

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Arend Lee Jessurun Los Angeles, California

Arend Lee Jessurun (they/them) is a nonbinary singer-songwriter and producer writing sincere, sometimes psychedelic, chamber folk. Their music explores the genderqueer experience and Christian faith through a hopeful lens. Arend's pure singing voice, nimble guitar arrangements, and poetic sensibility have earned them comparisons to Simon & Garfunkel, Iron & Wine, and Nick Drake. ... more

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