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I’ll never forget the first time I saw you The same direction, the same intention As you passed me by A small spark caught from your direction Time passes; so many words thrown Like hand grenades The foundation started to crumble Because the ground was blown I’ll never forget the second time I saw you…
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When I say pick up, pick up On the thicker parts I’m laying down As I can’t paint in place and fill your cup But I’ll hide your bottle in a bag brown I could’ve wrote you a thousand lines About how I’ve been on this ride a thousand times That I’d find a way…
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When you need space to breathe, Put me in between The words that come next must really matter In the space you leave Backs down, And the only thing that you can do is breathe, Stay here with me Just until my oxygen is deplete Should I wake to find something between you and me,…
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Face the sun for your morning glory, Wake up bright and early The day starts anew Time to focus on you Wait for the moon to glow, Sleep with the need to know The day starts anew Will it end with me and you? When the crickets sing their song, Who else will sing along?…
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Somehow, they say ignorance is bliss; I suppose that depends on what you are ignorant about Still, there is nothing blissful Love; in being miserable The battles I’ve been fighting silently, Ways to be compared to the wars I’ve been losing violently I feel there’s nothing I can see Wanted, when I look for the…
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Countless nights awake when I should be asleep, Instead, I think of the way it felt to be happy—how I missed that feeling so. Countless words fighting for the right to say this moment was ours to keep, Instead, I let none escape, to keep things slow. And I count this— Our sweet moment of…
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I’m found lost at the sight of words Sorry for the sounds I couldn’t find I searched for the waves Didn’t find a ripple near you Have you thought of those winter days? The way the cold front marches Heart grows chilled from the frost To keep beating through the drums Tell me how you…
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At bay, I see you Waiting; wondering Should anyone find me here – Broken? The sun sets and the waters orange I was merely built to handle these waves All the thrashing around Left you all stranded At bay, I see you Waiting; decaying Moments alone expecting angels – Exposed The sun rises and the…
Words into Waves
Shane the Poet | Only Anthem