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oh brother, where art thou?

Tonight, let’s take God hostage

throw Him in the backseat

have Him show us around town

 

We're "those kids"

spending our afternoons learning how to do handstands on nail beds

The ones that foresee failure and live in the moment

Sit on street corners and barter for advice

 

Let's treat this world as an etch-a-sketch

For we are nothing more than flecks of aluminum looking for a physical reaction

 

More like soul mates than friends

If you fused us all together you might have one functioning addition to society

 

Making wishes at 11:11

 

Looking for beauty in air,

We breathe out to give inspiration to sonnets

 

Dreaming of switchblades and palm trees, we sit next to the fire

Our feet shoved in embers, burning off the memories of passing Decembers

 

We pass a flask of whiskey and daydreams

Keeping our mouths sealed tight around the top

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Dec 13, 2011
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