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Fail to Sail

I've given birth to many things

Cloudy nights, slanted rays

Set ways, uneven days-

Wet it, let it

Permeate its hues-

Like rock 'n' roll

from the womb of the blues

 

I got a whiskey-drinkin' woman

She waits for me around the bend

Starts harvesting the plants

Now, whenever I drop in

We both play mute, 'cause we know

Where glowing fingers of the fire

play blown wood, like a piano

 

I've given birth

to birds and snails

Solar systems

that have failed

Let it pour, let it roar

and pay its dues

Like rock 'n' roll

from the fertile

womb of the blues

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Written by
casey-carter
Published
Feb 20, 2015
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Currents © 2013, Casey Carter

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