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The Plaintive Fish (Or

In the heaviest hour I'm transparent in skies that you've painted green Carnivorous, blatant desire replaced with a boyish need May night creep beside me slowly and nudge me along your path The loveliest, calmest sea flows gentle beneath my past Oh hours and winters and all the fish which do dive just for you can't carry my sleepy ambition or safely follow me through You pray that our door can be found but back to the edge of the road we're pacing once more going 'round envelope me kindly but slow A fire when ebbing is shiny and blue I really don't mind gazing long despite the upcoming tragedy moon I carry it 'round with your song So sweet is the taste which you left on my brow So warm the study with in I'd crawl through if only you'd teach me how to trade me some legs for these fins.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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