Words into Waves
Shane the Poet | Only Anthem
Category: Poetry
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Finally came across that letter you wrote me from a place that was many miles away We were younger then, I remember those times you said it was chasing the light that made you happy; My darkness approached and with it I carried heavy winds, The motion of the earth alone burdened me with staying…
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Flashing red lights remind me that time is more valuable than anything exchanging hands, To stop and wait for your time under red lights, Because I know your ride will never stop And it was worth all our philosophical fights Dropped gold on diamonds and still got coal, Compressed, reduced in pressure to give in…
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Once, when I was young I thought I could learn to make sense of everything that happened around me, I found out that I was just an island I found I could never change With every push to stop I was pulled away Waves of motion, carried us to the sea Surrounded by the trees,…
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You all stood there, unnoticed Time passes, you slowly are covered by the earth I was found different than you, Waiting for my offer to be accepted Waiting to be accepted even though I am different History knows we exist but doesn’t understand our existence How do we gather? Far from where most men consider…
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Is it too much to say to an audience of one That nobody is listening anymore? That the abandoned buildings came When nobody left Skylines started falling, But the frame work stayed in place Approaching standards We all got carried away If this is all the work of the devil Why is this the intention?…
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There are times where the water falls, This fish float away, slowly in schools What did they want? They wonder As the legs of two slowly pull apart from another The current could sweep them off their feet’s and carry them away, But they just hold still Watching silently looking forward to the disturbance and…
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It’s moments like these where words fall apart Where memories become littered with flashbacks to where this started Kitchen, Monday night You brought out the boxes and said it was time for me to go You said there was no coming back from this Tuesday night, Front porch I sat there waiting It’s moments like…
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My hat is hung on the stray bullets that barely missed, Some attempt it was to end my life You won’t ever find me waiting again The kids who waited for you to come back and make this broken place A functional home The wallpaper we placed to make it feel less empty And those…
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Breathe, Tell yourself it wasn’t your fault Tell yourself the fire was started by someone you’ve never seen before Blind man, hold these matches while my gasoline covers you in warmth And from the ashes your eyes will open Breathe Tell them it was their fault Tell them you saw them start the fire Deaf…
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Left to our own devices, We lay our hearts embedded It can be hard enough to trust someone with something so rare Like skating through soapy waters And only have one hand to hold your balance My heart hung in the balance The difference between us again And I’m scared you’ll fall for me this…