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One Empty Chair

from Kamikaze Cupcake: A Life by Englewood

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Wherein KC goes to Oslo to receive her Nobel Prize, but her grandmother can’t attend.

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Kamikaze Cupcake and her one true love
descended into Oslo from the clouds above.
Took a cab from the airport to their grand hotel,
The kind of place you stay when you win the Nobel Prize.
Kamikaze Cupcake is doing swell.

She had her speech ready to give the Committee.
She had her speech ready, and an outfit almost pretty.
Everything was ready, except for one empty chair.
She was just waiting for her Granma to get there.

But her Granma wasn’t coming.
She’d joined the stars above, Cleaving Cupcake just her love.

Life goes fast; life goes crazy.
But love holds fast, even when life seems crazy
Like it does today.

Kamikaze Cupcake sat there in shock.
She couldn’t stand up; she couldn’t give her talk.
Her Granma had left her, what was she going to do?
Then she heard an old voice coming through.

Hey, Kid, don’t mumble.
You don’t need me if you stumble.
And you decide who to be.

Now Kamikaze Cupcake had always been smart.
She got the message and she took it to heart.
She pulled up her socks; she straightened her spine.
She went on to make the most of her time here.
Kamikaze Cupcake is going to be fine.

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from Kamikaze Cupcake: A Life, released November 1, 2010

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