gabriel-berminghamWhisper

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And People Always Say to Look UpIf the sky was falling, would you ever be able to take your eyes off of it for a second to remember why the world was beautiful in the first place? / Or would you just watch as it engulfed everything that ever mattered and wonder why it would do that to you?

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May 29, 2012

Base RoleI've never held any stock in aesthetics. / What mattered to me was the sweat and tears that I bleed that help / push those I love to higher ground.

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Oct 25, 2012

Bed-riddenStone-hearts stay cold even when blood runs like lava. / That push and pull carves roads in your skin like the glaciers from ancient tides, / A highway of frozen earth trapped by walls that can’t reach to the heavens.

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Apr 15, 2012

Coffee EyesEvery morning I wake up, / I hope to find Nirvana at the bottom of my coffee cup. / The only problem is when I see the white floor

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Apr 17, 2012

Dome LightsI've laid tracks in my head that will take me anywhere. / Anywhere / But I can't bring myself to take a step.

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Jul 15, 2013

DowntownPeople always say you're overcrowded, / Piled up high, because there's no room / to spread your arms out wide.

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Oct 25, 2012

Father's DayI've had the hardest time trying to be a man, the one my father taught me to be. I never understood why he was always so tired, but now I've been searching for sleep for the past three years. The bags under my eyes are the same as his, and I thank him every day for the pride he's given me in a world full of distances and disrespect.

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Jul 15, 2013

Fire In My VeinsI don’t ask for much / But I ask for respect. / I ask for that moment when you don’t have to double check with me,

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Oct 2, 2012

Growing Up Before Growing OldI’ve given up a lot of things for love. / A few I have rid on purpose. / But there are things that I never realized I gave up until I no longer wanted them.

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Oct 2, 2012

I Need Punk RockI need punk rock. / More than a Juliet. / A Juliet will tease you, get under your skin and cause you to crawl.

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Apr 15, 2012

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