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"Already winter," you say to yourself again,
turning the words over and over
as though they were as worn out as an old good luck charm
(sides smooth through passing from worried hand to worried hand)
Your breath escapes your body
You remark that it is your soul rejoining the atmosphere,
and when it is all used up, only the body remains
But there is no one there
Suddenly, you feel so small
"Maybe if I had called or kept in touch,"
you say again, this time out loud
Startled, you don't even recognize the sound of your voice
as your hands stumble to turn the key
As if afraid of being forgotten, the engine of your tiny car roars to life
Cold air blasts out of the vents
You have one short drive to figure out how to explain your long absence
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The view from a window in the car
played like dozens and dozens of vignettes
as we passed by
I point and say, "Think of how little of the lives we see
of each and every person walking by
in those tiny moments when our paths cross
Yet, each life has its own unique story"
I gesture as we travel on,
"Or how that tree has felt countless sunrises and sunsets-
all of them the same and not the same"
We drive by a strip mall as my thoughts race out,
"Which means our lives are played alongside
as dozens and dozens of other people's vignettes as they pass by"
You smile and say, "If that's true,
then we all live countless lives-
an unending chain woven of tiny moments"
"I like that," I say
but we are already late
so we keep on driving
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Dream Ruby Glitch
01:06
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I was in a mood, and you knew
I was throwing glares like they were darts,
or a challenge for you to push me further into it
But you laughed and smiled instead,
"Life is too short to tie yourself to this"
I wanted to stay mad, but I wanted to stay with you more
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I am breaking your heart
I know, I know, I know!
I swear I'll get better-
or maybe it'll turn out that the mantra
I fly like a banner was actually true,
and was not just another excuse:
"It's just something I have to get through"
and I will get through it
Anyway, it's not worth talking about-
nothings changed, or can change yet
I know I am breaking your heart,
but I can't change that
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You have been out of my life
for longer now than when you were in it
The anniversary quietly slipped by
like the end of a low tide,
when water returns to nestle in the coastline
There were no processions, there were no speeches
I did not utter your name
I rarely think about you anymore
When we last met, we were barely speaking
Silence draped like a scarf around your neck-
loose, aloof, trying too hard to seem carefree
Your last words were never meant to be a parting gift,
but they ripped right through my chest,
"There are some things that cannot be repaired
When it breaks, it is broken for good
I know there is still love there, but
it hurts too much to bear"
I argued, I pled,
I did not choose my words carefully
I would have said anything to make you stay
But you looked at the sidewalk instead
and we sat with it
I think now I never really knew you
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Mt. Oriander Williamston, Michigan
Mt. Oriander is Keith Latinen! He used to play in Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) and he plays in Parting now.
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