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john-douglas
john-douglas
My mom once told me a poet is someone who sees the world a little differently from everyone else.
a mile past the last street light an empty night full of passing trucks i don't remember walking this far but i don't remember where the black eye or the bottle of whiskey came from either he must have hit like a ***** whoever he was because the bottles empty and i still don't feel a thing just the way i like it
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May 23, 2014
May 23, 2014 at 4:08 AM UTC
untitled
the only time id ever seen her talk romantically was when she described a car engine to me, she named her car Clarice something about break pads and lambs the brake pads didn't work very well and the passenger door didn't open she was passionate about music the way i was passionate about sleeping she was in a band i said that was awesome but i never saw her play my mom did which was awkward for the band they always had a tough time talking to mothers while really high she moved south while i moved north she walked with grace and looked like someone took a sailor and made them take way too much acid but she pulled it off with style hitting concerts and working on the water like she always wanted to and even when i dropped her on the dance floor she fell gracefully which takes skill when youve drank more than the entire british navy
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May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 4:01 AM UTC
with grace
I will stay here the young man said This is where my family came from This is where I will start my own This is the land I inherited This is the land I will pass down An old man heard him declare with such pride with far to many drinks behind him he knocked on his table and stood to speak Go. Travel. and see the lands beyond your door Stand at both shores of an ocean and say I have heard the sky I have seen the wind And one step more will carry you farther than you’ve ever been Pity those who stand at their door And say I will stay here The road only knows how far you can go
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May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 2:08 AM UTC
leaving home
It’s a nice view of nothing A road and stop sign that decides which way you can good A field with nothing planted And people planted with nowhere to go A stack of books holds the town up like bricks and mortar But the drive to nowhere is the most satisfying of all And it’s a pretty Fairview of nothing
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May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 1:54 AM UTC
Going to school