Robert Burgan Poems

I sang so many songs in front of an audience of flaws
I broke so many skulls without laying a finger on their bones
I didn't apologize for breaking apart our family ties
I lay awake I'm out of time
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**I did not write this, my uncle did, I felt like posting it because it needs to be seen**
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Stand at the crossroads that darkened sky begins my story
Bereft of glory, I take my moral inventory
That's sure to cure me of my mental slips, relentlessness
And everything between the guy I was and who I am
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Shook hands with a ghost then we broke bread
Realize we relate ‘cause we're both dead
I have to hand it to you
You consumed me
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Swallow your golden silence
If you wish to remain complacent
There is a world of cruelty
Addled with suspense and vacant conversations
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Do you take this broken life to be your lawfully wedded strife? ?
Do you dream of skydiving into oblivion with the concept of doing it right? ?
You may have dreams of midnight seduction, I dream of midnight moons
Rooms landscaped by destiny, maybe I spoke too soon
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See a world of lost souls drifting like seasons passed
Sickness running rampant across the face they forgot to love
Scars and needle marks draped on them like table clothes
They feed off full plates, half empty cups and can't let go of the past they crushed
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Life behind the yesteryear
The cracking frame is mine
Pictures plastered chronologically
They are clear as day, I fantasize
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If time truly does stand still then I'm frozen in a time period
Waiting for my feelings to thaw
I used to like it better that way
Frozen solid in a time of comfort
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I think you're beautiful in anything you wear
The world's blind to what they can't understand
You went your whole life feeling like an outcast
When you learned identity everybody judged that
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