war(ning)

walden freemanwalden freeman Posts: 511
i have decided
to grow arms
and arm them with hands
and fly a kite
to a galaxy alone
for a while
i'd forgotten to move out
of the way
of moving trains
i felt more worthless
than flattened coins
and rusted nails
and tall, moving statues of inconsitency
incoherent yet hopeful steel frames
stand tall at dawn
a chilling magnitude of precipitation
gathers on the horizon!
trumpets blair in the cool breeze!
juries are so guilt-ridden
that each member hands
from hotel ceilings
notes written on paper
planes crash across finish lines flaming
torrential downpours of ribbons
decorate the downtown cemetaries
skyscrapers are going dull
and giving up
suicidal miners are gasping for laughter
workaholics unite; a laid-off lynchmob
i can see it coming!
the solitude, the dominos have balanced
the budgets won't budge
it's a new year for decline
i am in love with a girl from far away
i am standing on the edge of hades
a long-lost second son of a second sun
writing love songs
for my enemies
i smile, teeth shined and shrill noise piercing
a silence i've driven home with
too many times
i hate the deli where you work
the food is good, the service is shit
your smile contains haze
a humid chernobyl of untruth
a festering hatred cools under a dying noisy sun
today is my hope for yesterday
i am in love with a girl from far away
i am at war with warnings,
the bay, and barrier islands
and radios replaying the same hits!
glistening tanned skin
legs shaved and shivering
streetlamps blinking, a morris code
i wish i could read
the signs sent by unseen deities
and angels and gargoyle statues
mocking my sleepless celebration
of being clinically impressed
with stories littered with historical innaccuracies
and beautiful stone churches reminding me
to donate more blood
than what is on the bills
in the folds of my wallet
if jesus saves, then i'm saved for last!
i am in love with a girl from far away
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  • i have decided
    to grow arms
    and arm them with hands
    and fly a kite
    to a galaxy alone
    for a while
    i'd forgotten to move out
    of the way
    of moving trains
    i felt more worthless
    than flattened coins
    and rusted nails
    and tall, moving statues of inconsitency
    incoherent yet hopeful steel frames
    stand tall at dawn
    a chilling magnitude of precipitation
    gathers on the horizon!
    trumpets blair in the cool breeze!
    juries are so guilt-ridden
    that each member hands
    from hotel ceilings
    notes written on paper
    planes crash across finish lines flaming
    torrential downpours of ribbons
    decorate the downtown cemetaries
    skyscrapers are going dull
    and giving up
    suicidal miners are gasping for laughter
    workaholics unite; a laid-off lynchmob
    i can see it coming!
    the solitude, the dominos have balanced
    the budgets won't budge
    it's a new year for decline
    i am in love with a girl from far away
    i am standing on the edge of hades
    a long-lost second son of a second sun
    writing love songs
    for my enemies
    i smile, teeth shined and shrill noise piercing
    a silence i've driven home with
    too many times
    i hate the deli where you work
    the food is good, the service is shit
    your smile contains haze
    a humid chernobyl of untruth
    a festering hatred cools under a dying noisy sun
    today is my hope for yesterday
    i am in love with a girl from far away
    i am at war with warnings,
    the bay, and barrier islands
    and radios replaying the same hits!
    glistening tanned skin
    legs shaved and shivering
    streetlamps blinking, a morris code
    i wish i could read
    the signs sent by unseen deities
    and angels and gargoyle statues
    mocking my sleepless celebration
    of being clinically impressed
    with stories littered with historical innaccuracies
    and beautiful stone churches reminding me
    to donate more blood
    than what is on the bills
    in the folds of my wallet
    if jesus saves, then i'm saved for last!
    i am in love with a girl from far away



    CORRECTIONS:

    *trumpets blare in the cool breeze!

    *each member hangs
    from hotel ceilings

    *long-lost second son of a second son
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