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Being a ghost is not as hard as it seems. The flame of my heartheartbeat quites down to a flicker Before the door slams shut And a plume of smoke dances its way to invisibility. That's the moment I realized I haunted the hallways of my mind. The floorboards shriek and shrill, The air is thick and stagnant, And the eyes on+ the paintings Follow me like a cancer. I see a window and look out. I see myself as a child. Playing. Laughing. Enjoying life. It blows my mind that there was a time and place Before the world shook the innocence from me like loose change. Mother earth took her $1.57 Bought herself a coke And said **** you, kid" Before jumping in her firebird and peeling out. I pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming But all pain feels the same to me nowadays So who knows if I'm awake or not. But that doesn't matter Because my voice hides in the shadows of my cave. Hollow Dark Damp And empty Except for the beast that hides inside With love in its eyes Waiting for the light to show.
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Jan 8, 2015
Jan 8, 2015 at 1:34 PM UTC
Pinch Me
Being a ghost is not as hard as it seems. The flame of my heartheartbeat quites down to a flicker Before the door slams shut And a plume of smoke dances its way to invisibility. That's the moment I realized I haunted the hallways of my mind. The floorboards shriek and shrill, The air is thick and stagnant, And the eyes on+ the paintings Follow me like a cancer. I see a window and look out. I see myself as a child. Playing. Laughing. Enjoying life. It blows my mind that there was a time and place Before the world shook the innocence from me like loose change. Mother earth took her $1.57 Bought herself a coke And said **** you, kid" Before jumping in her firebird and peeling out. I pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming But all pain feels the same to me nowadays So who knows if I'm awake or not. But that doesn't matter Because my voice hides in the shadows of my cave. Hollow Dark Damp And empty Except for the beast that hides inside With love in its eyes Waiting for the light to show.
marcusneeley
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Jan 8, 2015
Jan 8, 2015 at 1:34 PM UTC
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