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The Race
All I wanted was to beat the sun back to my bed,and tell you the truth before she got to you.I didn’t want her to pull back the curtains,to bleach my beautiful dreams with her harsh light,for there are things more frightening than the movie you watched last night,through your shaking fingers as I pushed…
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Head In The Clouds
Head in the clouds,kept clear of the Earth’s echoes,all the things that I cannot face fall away when I wander the halls of heaven.I have picked out the poppies for my graveside,gracefully gazing at my name and a list of accolades on the sandstone.I’ve been living for my last days longer than I have been…
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Crocodile Tears
Sometimes, things happen and you know, in an instant that you will remember exactly where you were and what you were doing as the world changed. 9/11, Princess Diana’s death, and for me, it is the day that they took over. This town is a wasteland now, brimming with ghosts and lonely echoes, and soon,…
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Whispers In The Dark
I washed up in the waves of your memory,dressed in last night’s lovely dream,hair soaked in salt water and the solemn recollection of the last time your eyes encompassed me.I only arrive when you ask.Don’t blame me for my presence,when you presented yourself to the ocean and pleaded for her to pull me back into…
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1912 S. Orange Avenue
Long lingering kiss under the lights,your eyes, eternal echoes of your soul,the bass, bouncing around the room as you balance your head on my shoulder,beautiful,this night is so beautiful,until it isn’t. I don’t want to talk about that.I want to stay under the soft lights,that get softer as the seconds slip away,with you, ethereal in…