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 […]
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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 […]
The Harbor and The Bay
If you feel it in your bonesfollow the windthe people back at homecan live with itthey’ll talk about you like you’re long deadpush it out of your mind ’til you’ve already left You’ll never come backyou’ll never come backit’ll do you goodnot to promise them differentyou’ll never come back What good is it to bestuck […]
A Human Voice Distorted
There’s coffee pouringthe sound of matches being struckand it’s a tidal wavejust a little’s just too muchThere’s coffee pouringIt starts the day And it’s all narrated by a human voice distortedthe one that haunts my mindand I love the sounds of these peoplescraping along the circles like they’re really here There’s coffee pouringthere’s a buzzing […]
The Abominable Snowman
the snow was welcome warmthwhen I was tired of my growththe outside is a friendnot a foe as I was always warned gently as it swaysI find myself swaying toocarried by the wind into places once out of view this place froze overI was already so coldfollowing the footprintsthat opened the ice to the dirt […]
Dance
Now we can dance in the streetsThe lights have come onWe can dance in the parking lots while everyone calls their moms Last danceUnderneath the umbrellasCalling the shotsCalling shotgunCalling your favorite friendsTo take you homeWhere the doors will be locked We can dance along the wayI’ve been trying to find a phoneWe all know you […]
Song Lyrics and Short Stories 