if you struggle against the shadow of what you are
you will wake up one day and understand
you will open your eyes
and understand
if you shake off the darkness
in your heart
if you ask yourself
why
and if
you dig deeper
than all the rest
the greatest thing
that you can imagine
will come to you
the most
remarkable thing
you can believe
will
be

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I did nothing except eat wonder bread he said
just like the commercials
i did what i was told
I wore my best brand logo
on the edge of my sleeve
I tried to bowl 300
I tried to learn how to waltz
i realized that my best effort
was just a waste
I could have grown up in Boise
but I didn't
I could have graduated from Harvard
at the top of my class
but I didn't
I could have been that dream
i dreamed
but I wasn't
I did nothing except eat my wonder bread
and rest my head
on your arm
on that hot summer day
when i was so small
so very small
and you were the entire whole world




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who
do we owe
our allegiance to
to whom
do we owe
our lives

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Someone slipped this gun inside my synapses
some subtle single shot missile rolling around in my brain
turn the trigger on say hello and wonder when
follow the flow to then and back again
you will see me in the reflection of when
a feeling that won't be forgotten or begin
wake up and start all over again
this is tomorrow
today
rolling around inside my song
rolling around inside
your mind











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tears of the mermaid



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what washed up on the shore today
looked like something from my past
small and shiny and so very precious
i took it in my hand
held it close
and cried
oh you see the ocean is so vast
the endless open sea
we are tossed around upon the waves
we are clinging to the flotsam
hoping for a strong wind
to blow us home
back to that wonderful golden time
when the sun was warm
the days were full of peace
and our hearts
were unbroken




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unbroken





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