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Mar 2015
the telegraph gave us hope
before was the silence and the panic it brought
the sky was the blankest sheet
we drew line upon it so our thoughts could meet

O Lord where are You now?
Tears come from exhaustion and the feelings so numb.
My mind is clear as blood
My attempts to understand it are utterly in vain.

Through cables black and cold
We carried our intentions to bridge and bring home
Would it all be so clear if the lines were erased
And the silence restored?*

Through days of black and white
Thoughts of my suicide float freely deep inside
Would it all be resolved if I could escape
And ride to world’s edge?
Italics are from “My Ship Isn’t Pretty”by Kings of Convenience.
[composed on February 4, 2014]
Will Rogers III
Written by
Will Rogers III  Nashville, TN
(Nashville, TN)   
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