worn-downWhisper

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Minerals Added For TasteThe pen shakes in my hand; to write these words / Sleep all day, sleep all night, doesn't matter / Haven't missed much, an empty conversation
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Her BambooA quiet book of words, from a lonely man in his room / Her tiny voice, like pebbles rolling down a stream, / surrounded by pines
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SunflowerLilies bloom in the shade of broken teeth and crooked / smiles / A life spent between blaring plastic
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AntsGreen garden, my lovely little garden / over run with weeds / Cracked dirt, no water to be found
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OrganixHow is it three years, and I still have the same dreams? / Can you explain that to me, lovely sparrow? / Clutching olive branch and yew bark
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HyacinthUncounted words on the page, attempting to mimic brilliance / Predictable as playing Russian roulette with an automatic / Forced sterility, impossible as drawing a straight line
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AirLost my air from a parting glance, a split second that haunts my / memories / The crunch of gravel beneath our bare feet, tired arms
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Deep RootedScribbles on a yellow notepad, this ink won't last / Letting sweat dry from a long walk, half way there / I didn't notice it on my first passing, or my second
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Swallows & CrowsAll the clouds went away today / The sky decided to damn me / Sweat burning, eyes cloudy
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Ballpoint GraffitiThe grass bends down beneath my feet accordingly, only to rise, / rise again / The waves break on pebbles, sand, only to crash again on
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