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The World of TV

When I was 13 years old you told me,
Acne and flat me,
Awkward and ugly, you told me
I'm happy you're not pretty,
It can get you into things you don't want to be,
Things you don't want to be.

We sat and watched TV,
Watched it turn blurry for me,
Fibre optic. Fuck me.
Like it was 1953,
Turned all grey and blurry.

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