Anna Tea

Tonight the loneliness is like cold black oil
Seeping slowly through the cracks and crevices of her heart

Without warmth it will turn hard
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The last Christmas card came in the mail
the car insurance company
wishes me a safe and Happy New Year
appreciates my business.
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I am waiting to finish the race
In a low voice
I am waiting
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Applause applause
Stop
And wait to listen who will be next
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I'll come with
I had tried it on my own
Never took me back and
I don’t like waiting in lines
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Brown and bare
Desiring to become fertile
A painless labor
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Relentless

Eyes round and staring
Fingers aching
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I know that sound
The dark one
That comes in dreams
The slow but steady beat
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Go and see the friend
That made you laugh and cry
He is bleeding dry
He is bleeding dry
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He has rolled with the punches
You can see the marks on his back
Where he landed on rock while he rolled
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Alvaro from the sea
Kindness and love
His teeth white as bone
Skin dark as dirt
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Stay Strong
My friend
The wind
the rain pours down
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The old young man
Picking the last crumbs
On the plate
Content in the belly
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The Student
Watches as
the boys walk by
Dressed
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