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My serpents yawn
But never sleep
You better keep
Your words awake
Your tedious tongue
All blue and swollen
I dream a sullen
Sapphire Snake
My self control
Is wearing thin
It's hunting season
Against my soul
Again I sin
Stirring the poison
A thing or two
I could indulge
In what you show me
But here anew
The lurking urge
To loathe you freely
What is this thing
You say you feel
With touching candor
Who made you king
Who did you kill
Who cried surrender
Of them I sing
Of course I'll kneel
And praise your splendor
Wait for the spring
Wait 'til I steal
Your throne and thunder
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This for instance was a good day
Sun was shining sure
There you were, purring softly
Like somebody else's girl
I spoke to you the right way
No saddistic flare
Only care and stray kisses
The milk of kindness musn't curl
Before my darker flag unfurls
Here's to the stone we left unturned
And upon which we built our temple
Your eyes and rolling hips hold sway
For the millionth time, hand in mine
I'm so ready, will you have me
Please be kind
All hail silence and the unsaid
Grind your teeth, grievances beneath
Do remember
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I'm staying home today
Might take a walk but won't go far astray
The chirping birds do keep the gloom away
I see them from my window any day anyway
The weather's fine outside
May Spring let Winter linger for a while
And while the world explodes
I'll stroll the oddly empty supermarket aisle
My mind is untroubled by panic or shock
I live in a bubble, under a rock
Why should I tremble or overthink
I'll fix myself another drink
So nice of you to call
What's thee to do but keep the talking small
Come look outside the wind will blow a kiss
Do tell about your plans for after this
The things you miss
You better carry on
You stay on top, you Mary, Jill and Johns
And while the sirens wail I'll hum a hundred made up
Happy ending songs
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Shoot
Dead petals down the curb
A kind of party with no guests
This quiet season of unrest
Dad
Draw me a cat again
The real ones run is all they do
Even you keep your distance too
Found
This heap of nouns and verbs
Already trampled many times
A sheet of unsurprising rhymes
See
What happend to the mind
I said sneering to myself
Wishing for glory, not for health
Hey
Forget what I just said
You'll see me smiling through a mask
I'll do anything that you ask
Run, hide, seek til you're tired
And heft you up
When we have no time left
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There's no use
Trying to clean 'til it shines
There's always something out of line
You know
I see you walk about
Your fear of fading out
The flailing hope that if you mend the mess
You could be someone else
There's no time
Only the one that came and went
The season of you discontent
Over and over again
In your dreams
They always call your name
You never make it to the train
You keep on running
And are you sure
The one you're seeking's still the same
You know a lot more about shame
Than about cunning
There's no punch you throw
That ever finds a face
Think you're ready for battle
With open fly and shoes unlaced ?
There's no rush
Your shining hour of some kind
With stars and armies well aligned
Shall come
Over and over again
Over and over
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It's a beautiful garden
No scorching sun could kill
There's water for the rosebay
The roses drink their fill
But when you talk about old friends
You let the venom spill
And the tree you cut to stop the fruit from falling
By the pool
Is saying
You know you know
No telling where the world is going
You wish you were right on your own
Fix the way the winds are blowing
Silence their unforgiving moan
Because this bitter mask you're wearing says
You reap what you have sown
And since you can't help raging trying hard
To keep it cool
Then maybe
You know you know
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I chose you from the get go
Again my life to start
I was right, yes, I know so
And so shall act the part
Yes you lie at my deepest
Aren't you gasping for air
Washed out wonderous princess
All my tides in your care
Silver snakes burning bright
Hallow ghost
Bottommost
Raise your glasses
To memories
Bottommost
In my very best interest
Take the kid to the fair
High on sugar and sleepless
In the firework flares
It was loud and then some
As I mastered my heart
Finding love at the bottom
Appetizing and tart
Silver snakes burning bright
Hallow ghost
Bottommost
Raise your glasses
To memories
Bottommost
Then the boy cried for shelter
Or perhaps I was scared
Fireworks by the water
Some war won or declared
The sky blasting and blossoming
Exactly like the sea
All the kicks have been gotten
Must be love, has to be
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