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Pink to Blue, Red to Green

2/16/2018

i clicked the link that said add one to the basket
i didn’t think i’d be this young shopping for a casket
the whole thing was pink with pretty little flowers to match it
we watched it sink deep down in the grave that we paid for to stash it

in a way, the day she died, i did a little too
i’d have to say it was the day pink turned blue

when she was alive i’d get lost on a dime, broke down like a car
i tried to drive away so many times but never got too far
now i believe she’s giving me signs, i see ‘em in the stars
even though grief made me blind now i see her fine, she’s on my radar

in a way, she gave me the map, the key, and the gasoline
i’d have to say she’s paving the way for red to turn green

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Pros and Cons

3/14/2017

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i’ve got nothing left i can balance on
that lady with the blindfold is gone
her scale and her sword have nothing more to say

it was just us then, it’s just me now
where’s the justice in time running out
i’m trying to transcend but it sinks further in every day

so I keep company with well-known cons
i’m confident they’re my confidants
and the pros won’t speak to me
they are prone to secrecy
and i don’t know if I’ll ever get through it
cause I’ve been the only one swearing them to it

there’s no wisdom now, no prudence here
if I’m reckless or cautious, i really don’t care
this snake and this mirror just slithered nearer to prey

i don’t feel courage and i’m not in control
i can’t produce faith and i won’t be consoled
and i’m losing all hope that i’ll ever know better todays

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Pennies

11/28/2015

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hope springs eternal
or so i've been told
but i know it's terminal
even hope gets sick, gets old
oh faith you fickle friend
you bargain and seduce
disguised like a goddamn godsend
just pretended to know the truth

if it was lies why have I been
holding all my breath in
waiting for the big exhale
i guess there comes a time to say goodbye to
throwing pennies in a wishing well

they say you can’t miss what you never had
here’s my objection
i’ll never miss something half as bad
as relying on the lie of reconnection
hope keeps a journal
but words are cannon fodder
grim reaps maternal
grim reaps daughter

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Preaching to the Pyre

10/17/2013

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a burn in my chest, the end in my sight
adding fuel to a fire I never could ignite

you brought the can
you spilled the gas
i brought the book
i struck the match
we threw it down
we watched the ground around us catching fire
it got so hot
we felt like dying
we stood still til the sparks quit flying
you could call it hard
but you'd be preaching to the pyre

smoke in my lungs, ash in my eye
a billowing ache, a bellowing cry

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Pogo Stick

2/7/2010

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*co-written with Veronica May

you got really sick of the pogo stick life
kept stalling, stalling
you scraped up your knees on some memories
now you’re scared of falling, falling

there’s no need to lament
it’s only cement
falling just leaves you a little stunned, stunned
if you get up quick
life on a pogo stick
you’ll see, clearly is meant for fun, fun

up and down you bounce
laughing hard out loud (ha ha ha ha)
in the fall you spring new feelings
feel the rush brush through your hair

it’s quite the sight
when you take flight
when you discover
you’ll land on a piece of rubber

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Periphery

2/1/2010

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i asked you to settle, i take it back now, take it back now
talk about the kettle calling the pot black now, black now
i asked you to want me, i withdraw, i withdraw
it feels like a blessing to hold the last straw, the last straw

i don’t want to be in your periphery
you will no longer be my main focus
i don’t want to be in your periphery
i’m so relieved i finally chose this

i said don’t apologize, you don’t owe me, you don’t me
i should really be thankful for all you showed me, you showed me
i said i love you and i wont’ take it back now, take it back now
it’s simply just time to get back on track now, track now

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Pain Ain't Strong Enough

8/6/2009

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i keep clawing my way out of this hole that i’m in
soon as the light hits my face, i tumble down again

something is testing my strength
something’s testing my will, i bet
something is showing me this pain
ain’t strong enough to kill me yet

you pull out my chair
said honey take a seat
soon as i try to sit there
you pull it out from under me

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Pink to Blue, Red to Green

Pros and Cons

Pennies

Preaching to the Pyre

Pogo Stick

Periphery

Pain Ain't Strong Enough

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