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Apr 2015 Simpleton

my burial

Apr 2015 Simpleton

Mike Hauser

...and when you bury me
bury me happy
when you lower me down
make sure you smile
if it were up to me
i'd have you sing
and bring all the old stories out

...and when you bury me
bury me simple
cover my grave with red clay
and on my head stone
say
"not a one did morn"
as we sent this dear soul on its way

Apr 2015 Simpleton

Breathe

Apr 2015 Simpleton

Jan Harak

Breathe

One day, maybe this is the day
I will become thin air for you
when you burn the house to ashes
and step all over it in shiny new Prestige shoes
your chest will rise as you inhale
the smell of victory
I hope you'll choke on it.

Apr 2015 Simpleton

Swallowed words

Apr 2015 Simpleton

Liz And Lilacs

Swallowed words

They leave a bad taste,
Bitter on the tongue;
The words I never said.

They fluttered around,
Desperate to escape,
But I swallowed them whole.

I love you,
I hate you,
Please don't go.

I swallowed them,
but it sickened me
to keep them contained.

The ghosts of the things I never said haunt me

Apr 2015 Simpleton

I just...

Apr 2015 Simpleton

Liz And Lilacs

I just...

I hope heaven is real,
because I know you'll be happy
for the first time.
If there is a paradise,
I hope you're there.

Apr 2015 Simpleton

Day Dreaming

Apr 2015 Simpleton

Liz And Lilacs

Day Dreaming

Go to sleep before you dream.*
I've come to enjoy dreaming
far more than waking;
so much so, that I forget
to remember that I am awake.
Drifting mind and drifting eyes,
I swear, I want to be somewhere else.