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Sitting out on the window sill Metal flower planter, slightly rusted Sad and lonesome vines reached for the pavement They weren’t long enough to reach These brand old stairs follow me down Telling the walls around them to hear my steps And the multiple layers of love hiding Down to the bare skin Sitting out…
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I felt the world come in Toxic breath in tow Outstretched hands Where would you like to go? I said anywhere but here Take me back to the toxic air Inflated, my lungs won’t fix a tare What would you like to say? I knew the words Without meaningful expression History has returned its lesson…
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Man with no sole, Rubber removed, distanced, spread This trail doesn’t lead home For ever, always running away from sound Demons that may chase Swinging for ankles rolling on concrete ground Man with no soul, An empty cavity sits with no fill Trusted in open arms Held in hand quietly there, Gasping for air I…
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You said that you were speechless And yet you continued speaking I wondered why you said you wanted A bit of space, New found land to leave as haunted Dauntless, tasks you do, to wonder why A little bit of space, Everything above us, lost beyond the sky I said that I was spoken, Expressed…
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Kissed the line taken away Outer shell Faster waters crossed the surface we’d remove Silhouettes of chairs visited A front porch just so long ago Breathing in, Fire engulfing this entire house Smoke alarms and coughing Some how send alarms out to those looking Edge to edge, My fingers cross the map back to you…
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When the pain enters Just wish it away Floral patterned shoes, ivory white socks Float like a cherry blossom Combat the knight Go all out with your swords Shining bright back reflecting your image What’s in the man that you see? Battle scars worn across these wrists Slashing tires to prevent her from leaving All…
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Note: anted to share this with anyone who would be interested. It’s crazy because I wrote the original back about 8 or 9 years ago and seeing what I wrote and the changes I made are ironic. Anyways, I hope you like it; if you happen to read any. My name, is Al. It was…
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A shorter walk down a longer plank, Keep walking A longer rope with a thinner width, Keep talking A promise of difference, It’s all just the same A bridge without limits, Keep falling A barrel loaded with a shorter distance, Keep shaking You’ve got your ways to rid of me, Keep blocking You’ve got the…
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I hear you needed to talk, A constant constipation of why I never understood I needed to hear you talk, A constipation of conceptual understanding There’s something the matter with the matter between my ears I hear the pitter patter of your heavy breathing and broken tears Are our wires crossed? Red crosses white and…
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I heard you made it to Milwaukee Your friends called, said you meant it when you said you hated me Did you ever mean to forget? Did you ever hear about my regret? That one late night you called and said to forget my name, That your love is now our growing hate, If this…
Words into Waves
Shane the Poet | Only Anthem