Brennah Bailey

To capture the sun would be astronomical
To harness the wind would be impossible
To hold fire would be unbelieveable
To drain the ocean would be unsurmountable
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Before you left I never got the chance
The train was coming and things were complicated
The words that I never said flew over the oceans with you
They kept you safe when the bombs boomed and the gunshots grew
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I walk through the black looming gates.
The ground is heavy with snow.
Flakes skitter from the sky coating my hair and lashes.
My boots make a path up the hill.
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We all hope that the hair comes
out in perfect spirals
But we all know that some pieces will kink
and must be straightened again.
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The hum of the guitar reaches the headphones and my feet begin their thrum against the
pavement.
The tempo crescendo’s with my steady heartbeat.
Blood rushes with the drums
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a unity of souls
clasped hands
held together
by the woven fabric
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It rolls in
one thousand and one
it shakes the earth
one thousand and two
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The dirt is finally a rich auburn
The grass is finally emerald
The sun is finally tangerine
The clouds are finally eggshell
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Love is a tree
Deep rooted meaning buried beneath on lookers eyes
Bark thick enough to hold off snide remarks
Covers a trunk big enough to hold all the times we've held hands
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Lady Luck told us it wouldn't last forever
So I wrote you a song today
I told you I loved you and I was sorry
You wouldn't pick up the ringing phone
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