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Roots

All that I am

is driftwood for the sea,

It engulfs me,

it engulfs me so easily.

This disease

is thicker then the woods,

It surrounds me,

it surrounds me for good.

 

All that I am

is cold cracked skin and bones,

It enfolds me,

it enfolds me all alone.

This room

settles harder than the cold ground,

It suffocates me,

it suffocates me until there's no sound.

 

                                                                  There's strength in a faith that is blind

                                                                    and I'd go blind for you,

                                                                      There's soil for these roots to anchor us

                                                                         if we just hold on through.

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rob-atkinson
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Dec 16, 2012
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