paul righetti

She came in with eyes as opaque
as the horrors in her mind.
On her lips a taste of snowflake
turned to stinging seas of brine.
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I've been to forever
and I've been back again.
And never is a long long time
to be without a friend.
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Empty Aldi tins in the rubbish bin
Still make me think of you
Leave my trolley in lose my lollies in
The supermarket queue
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I used to watch you dance
across the family verandah
in the cool of an afternoon storm
And you would hide your hair
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I’m sitting with the driver girl
Who brought our bus to Delhi
And she tells me that she goes by
The name of Kaylee Kelly.
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Somebody told me late last night
You were sneakin’ out in the mornin’
Somebody told me late last night
You were creepin’ out with the lawman
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You are the lightning rod of my life
You are the endless feeling of flight
Melanie
I keep you in my heart
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You are my runner
You are my rest
You are my keyboard of smiles on
the piano of happiness.
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The hurt in your eyes knows my sympathy
But the impressions I gained have departed.
I grasp your sorrow but it drains my heart
And leaves my emotions retarded.
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