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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…
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I wish the trees weren’t so quiet – With you around; And I wish the leaves would sing, When they fall to the ground I wish the branches weren’t so weak – With you around; They dance so peacefully, When they fall to the ground I wish the grass didn’t seem so green – Across…
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There’s a million things you can’t change, A thousand where the outcome remains the same A hundred ways to breathe A dozen ways to smile Two ways to think You can’t stop gravity from holding us down You can’t change the color of the sky You can’t see the wind You can’t hold a knife…
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The only words worth knowing Are those which coming flowing From women with blind ears The color of which has faced saturation from the loss of their balance And no father would ever leave their children behind if the mothers never lost faith in the words of love So where are we now versus the…
Words into Waves
Shane the Poet | Only Anthem