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A song played itself last night.

I will hold a candle up to you-

to singe your skin.

Brace yourself...

I'm bent with bitterness.

 

I know, that's not yours. But your song died

with you. The notes bled out, left behind stains

like the red in your bed.

This one is far more fitting for us now.

 

Where are we now? It's ironic-

'cause even when you're dead?

I still do what you want.

Keep you safe at night, I am.

 

Kneeling at the foot

of a grave I dug myself,

kneeling beside ashes

that I've burned myself.

 

Two feet under,

two feet across.

I sprinkle the ashes

of everything we lost.

 

I'll whisper at first,

wake you up slow.

But I can't keep quiet long,

as I'm sure you know.

 

So wake up, quiet girl,

from this slumber of sorrow.

The ghost of you should be enough

to keep me safe as I walk home.

 

No, I don't sleep well,

I wasted all my good nights

staying up with you,

and your threats, promises.

 

But don't you worry,

I learned from the best.

Bacardi is my lullaby,

so lay your ghost to rest.

 

I'll be back tomorrow night.

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Written by
sarah-wilson
American
Published
Apr 7, 2011
Lines·Words
37·193
Notes

first stanza: "for what reason" by death cab for cutie.

third stanza: "goodnight, quiet city" by dead and divine.

 

this is hardly done, it won't be anything like this when i'm finished, i don't think. but this is draft one of many. 4/15/2010.

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