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And Then I Worry About Carbon Monoxide

What if everytime you breathed in air You learned something? When art begins to devour itself It walks in our very footsteps And I'm not talking about the shadows of our footsteps I'm talking about the dimensions we sold to higher ground when the Unemployment check decided for us we were worthless Though our eyes glow like beacons For each other, thirsty for connection And then learning how not to cry as children... We live like children now Through the basements of our dreams. And some of us have forgotten where the windows are.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 8/15/2009 10:00:00 AM
Good morning Matt. Thank you for sharing your fantastic poetry today. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/15/2009 7:44:00 AM
Great job.....these comparisons are just how so many feel....stuck in the basement of their dreams. Excellent metaphor!
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Date: 8/15/2009 12:58:00 AM
I don't like doing this, but...WARNING: THIS SONG IS NOT ABOUT SUICIDE AND DOES NOT CONDONE IT! This is poetry...we use symbols, metaphors, all kinds of cool things to express wondrous joy...ugh. hint: window = freedom (while still alive)
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