benjamin-woolley
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Against the Tide
I stood ankle deep upon the shore, / Speaking verses evermore. / Verses strong and right and true,
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Oct 5, 2012
A Heart at Sea
I'll throw my heart into the sea, / Into where I cannot see. / Not knowing whether it will sink,
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Jan 3, 2012
a hot night in New Orleans
come in late, the band's already setting up, / On a hot night in New Orleans, / furniture murmurs along grainy floors,
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Oct 1, 2014
All I am is ****
watching her black / dress lying gently / -so that I can just make
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May 18, 2016
Behind the Sky
Someone had lit the horizon on fire. / Out on the ocean it glowed, / Burning back the heavy ghost of the sky.
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Aug 24, 2012
Blinking Cursor
I want always to be talking to you, / To feel connected in some way. / But when I think of you,
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May 14, 2012
break me
always / it starts the / same
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Sep 27, 2016
Bukowski
Bukowski / you poor tortured soul / you saw the truth
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Feb 28, 2017
Burning Skies
A lurid tiger billows, / Across the charcoal sky, / Uncontained by nature,
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Mar 2, 2011
City of gods and Poets
Only gods could have built this city. / The tall buildings do not make you small; / They were built with the spirits of men
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May 7, 2012
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