you had two tattoos,
long brown hair
and brown eyes that had green flecks in the sunlight
you had big dreams
and a scraggly beard
and a love for me that I didn't understand
you had an acoustic guitar
and calloused fingers
and strong shoulders
you had a love for poetry
and a hate for your dad
and a strong nicotine addiction
you had my heart in your hand
and my secrets in your mind
and my fingers intertwined in yours
you had a lot of hopes
but they were never enough
because you took them
and shot them down
with silver bullets
using the same gun
your mother used
to escape
Jun 25, 2013
Jun 25, 2013 at 10:36 PM UTC
you had two tattoos,
long brown hair
and brown eyes that had green flecks in the sunlight
you had big dreams
and a scraggly beard
and a love for me that I didn't understand
you had an acoustic guitar
and calloused fingers
and strong shoulders
you had a love for poetry
and a hate for your dad
and a strong nicotine addiction
you had my heart in your hand
and my secrets in your mind
and my fingers intertwined in yours
you had a lot of hopes
but they were never enough
because you took them
and shot them down
with silver bullets
using the same gun
your mother used
to escape
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