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some messages never get that far

By BrenPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read

1...

A Night

i was talking to the stars

but they kept saying

over and over again

that they couldn’t understand me

the night sky

was slowly confused

and the moon

half its former self

winked but less than last week

i yelled at the dark

at the night

at the absorption of all my reflected light

i waved my fist at the breeze this night

the breeze waved back as the wind

the breeze waved back as a draft

what a fight

what a night

2...

With a “K”

i spell knife with a “K”

cause teachers don’t lie

there's a silent fucking “H”

in when where and why

“X” is fucking “Z”

and its “I” before the “E”

and some stupid fucking rule

about after fucking “C”

3...

Heading NNW

i'm travelling to see you

stuck in the back

of a greyhound bus

the trip is slow

my heart is heavy

so i'm counting all your smiles

melting the miles

and soon

i'll be at your side

4...

i could taste the colours

i could taste the colours

and see the sounds

i could touch and feel

without my hands

i could hear the odours

and smell the taste

i was all i was nothing

i was one with the waste

i wasn’t here

i wasn’t there

i could feel

but i didn’t care

i was you

and you were me

i closed my eyes

so i could see

Thank you!

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About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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