Leave your boat untied at the shoreyou won’t need it where you’re goinguntethered by that twine of dyingit still hangs above your head like a branch attached to your neckit’s a short way down, but no way back you’re underestimatingeverything a long walk down a short hillyou didn’t have to climbit all comes out in […]
Tag: lyric writing
Sweet Thing
sweet thing, an old soulyour face gives no feara long timesince I’ve seen youYou’ve changed a lot since then lines, they get deeperso tighten up your smilea dear frienda deceiverIt sure has been a while darling don’t cryits not so badyou needn’t worry the days only get longer from hereno need to be in a […]
Salt
salt of the earthdissolved into the seabones poking throughskin so thin and weakmy cracked knucklesbrush your soft cheeksmaking you blush, am I? no, it’s not meit’s that garbage you drinkthat spills onto the floorfrom your stomachand I know what I saywill never make you thinkabout anything otherthan right now salt in the woundmixed with alcoholyou […]
Swirls
Swirls and swirls and circlesWhirring fansSlurring wordsSlicking fur and curling hairFluffing the feathers of a bird Clarity, it’s crystalMissingThe whistlesThe crickets chirpThe hot sun hits your smoke signalsYou call and no one picks up Cicadas, cadence carriesCan weCall it a nightClose up all the windowsDon’t let the bed bugs bite Lines and lines and lightFighting […]
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