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2:01 pm Cinnabon, California Pizza, Burger King Let’s de-militarize the sea floor So we can once again walk on the waters Clear and still 2:05 pm An infant reaches for its mother Looking at the information monitor “Passenger… you have a message waiting for you…” Where are you going? Where are you really going? And how much of yourself Are you leaving behind? Layovers are a poison But the airports are so… romantic There are no faces, only hearts Everyone seems so excited Maybe they’re going home Or trying to get away from it My flight boards in an hour But my guitar’s out of tune… I need new strings anyway Mine are starting to rust 12:20 pm Luggage is in the trunk Farewells have been said Everything hangs in silence… Then the rain comes, Smudging all the memories together Into a single human experience That penetrates so deep into the heart That it becomes a part of every single choking breath you take And you forget… 9:30 am Last time you have breakfast here, so make it a good one… It doesn’t matter, I’m sick of this food anyway… Last minute scan of the room, Don’t forget your rosary on the bedpost Or the rose petals hiding in your mattress Or the tears staining the hallway carpet Got it all? No room? You’re not leaving without it… find a solution So I swallow everything And wait for it to seep into my veins With every pulse You feel more alive But less human Stronger But further away Wider horizons But with less to fill the skyline 1:36 am Blank walls Empty bathrooms Dim hallways Ticket stubs and boarding passes In the trash, recycled paper Recycled experiences A flutter of confusion and excitement A glance into the unknown Then pause before the plunge 00:00 This is where you are 00:00 Trapped in a single moment 00:00 No one else 00:00 Just you 00:00 And with every experience 00:00 You grow 00:00 Until finally… 00:01
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