Words into Waves
Shane the Poet | Only Anthem
Category: Poetry
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For when the wind blows; Howling; hollowing – Gentle hands push aside. For when the wind blows; Hollering, haunting – Calm gestures inviting cold. For when the wind blows; Halting, harkening – Seating guests as entered upon. For when the wind stops; Startling, suddenly – Standing room only. We assume we may resume; To find…
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Streets, The wet concrete Standing in a foot of snow Waiting for the bus to show Whatever I used to be I’ll never know Sheets, Between them are our feet Next to me you’d scream A spine would save you and me Whatever I used to be I’ll never show “You could never know, The…
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Rarely I’ll accept your claims To be what you make of yourself Until you let go of the chain You’ll struggle to find movement How could I be so foolish? To accept what you gave Upon closer inspection The audit failed Rarely I’ll come across one in such condition To be made of what you…
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Quietly, they whisper rumors Again, shouted the others I think out loud Find fault in the line and stand near Myself – a shell of the former Somewhere, rooted in dirt Nobody, a town full of those who look Will the sun stay fixed in its position? Notice the stars never looked closer Maybe, among…
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I look back at all the clouds Thank the wind for pushing me away You wouldn’t believe the things I see For you never had my vision Finally looking forward Believing the rear view holds your last bitterness In every way My world is burned Dreams about the future Even they tell me just to…
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So what if it rained today? The ground quenched for it So what if it’s colder here? The frosted glass reminds us So what if we can’t see the ocean The lakes surround us Beyond the sky A billion yes’ hit the satellite Beyond the orbit A billion years of nothingness And I could dream…
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Flames on the horizon Smoke approaching heights What we thought was worth fighting for And end our moonless nights A message sent Erase the norm The young so fearless We are the storm In the changing of times Never came in to feelings of hopelessness Accompanied Under a different pressure, We collide with the threat…
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Off roads, couldn’t be found anywhere Grounded, somewhere in the parking lot It’s a good thing I couldn’t grab the handle Lifting you to the gurney Thrown behind cold walls, Hands ripping out hair Brews all the reason needed Forget about tonight, the rest is over Remember being safe at these hours? The simple joys…
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If only I had a way to say to you, All of the things that I never let go I would If only I had a way to change the positions of the stars All of the places that you wanna go I would It only I was strong enough to All of the people…