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[c am e]
- loud in the mouth
quiet in the ears
whizzing by life
in an suv of fears
- don't pick him up
he has his own car
he can get his own gas
he can go just as far
- as those who came before
or maybe a bit further
along the paved roads
which don't lead him nowhere
- can we ever leave
trains without steam
are antimonuments to things
we will never see
[c g am]
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2. "she ended it a mile earlier"
she gave you another shot
came across the crosswalk
not to be lectured
but to be finally heard
but the first spoken word
cut her soul like a sword
and she would have none of it
though she appeared like a giant
inside she was pliant
and crying
her friend remained strong there
for 10 minutes longer
but a cord inside snapped
this was the last
holding you three together
your faces decide whether
you'll ever get better
people see what they need
in the faces we leave
neither her nor her friend
has yet reached their end
if you were as strong
you could also pretend
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3. "words mean differently"
similar words from
different people
can cause trees to fall
in different forests
hey how are you
can mean several things
depending on people
and surroundings
& don't forget
the medium is the massage
right right right right right
you can say things wrong all night
hungry for food
but i can't know inside
i pass by
and talk with my friend
senders still matter
in this day & age
despite everything being
just pretend
& don't forget
the medium is the massage
carefully choose but
you can say good things & lose
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4. "tj's fight"
i noah guy
& he got in a fight
to protect some people
he's a great guy
but his name isn't guy
he does some math sometimes
at home for fun
to figure out which price
is best for us to get
so my cousin and i
and my friend
can race a few more times
he shouldn't return
to mexico ever
he says with a laugh
this guy is the best
i'll see him again never
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5. "fitting room"
it's inevitable that others
will try as you do
to fit into clothes
passed down through
generations of giants
their times were much tougher
and maybe much better
we collectively buffer
the children we have
from the things that we hate
which is all new
and not all that great
suns always shine
and rivers still flow
despite what they say
on the devil's radio
in the devil's music
through the devil's note
we believe what we can
based on what they wrote
because change sometimes sucks
and sometimes it's fine
but life is what matters
and sometimes it's fine
the blue bird sings
& the red bird croons
the blue bird dies
& the red bird survives
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6. "cj's eatery"
a warm spring sun shines in through the walls
we all see each other as before
we have never met some of us
the water that drips from our eyes falls
shadows cast long on the opposite walls
a triad of smells from similar souls
and another one swept up with the times
the street we were born on is alive and it calls
we move because we have to
our legs cripple themselves gently
our arms flail but fail to succeed
in stopping our bodies from doing what they have to
so thank you for letting us lie
in your room with a view
for a few bright rainy nights
now it's back to the ride
with all of us more in our heads
[160920]