Long time ago, people were clueless —
whom to give power, whom to respect,
how to decide who’s the best.
An idea arose:
the one who reached the top gets it all.
In the end, everyone laughed
at the one who had fallen,
who thought it was all just for fun,
never imagining
that a simple rank would define
the rest of his life — he had just learned.
From that day onwards,
it became a little harder to survive.
Every silent face with a smirk
reminded him of that day — without words.
The tradition carried on for centuries;
it’s now a widely known fact:
you are meant to give way to a winner,
because carpets aren’t rolled for sinners.
Autumn time starting
dry leaves floating
equal to, flying carpets
Carpets Can't Fly
i gave you what i didn't have, so i guess that's a negative
i loved you with love i didn't acquire, so i guess that's why you hate me
NO! YOU! i laid the foundation for which i hoped we built upon
NO! YOU! i boosted your confidence when seen your self-esteem was buried 6ft deep
NO! YOU! i put my problems aside and focused on yours first
Nah..! that ! call me ALADDIN! ! i showed you the world , but all you wanted was ABU. had i'd known you was chasing a monkey i would have stepped aside and let you fly
GIRL YOU!
rubbing my belly until it's empty of wishes , now i'm the bad guy . given you my eye sight left me blind and you left me to die!
emotionally beating the dust off my carpet until the thread unravels leaving me with nothing...
so for what is left of me i slowly begin to stitch myself back together realizing Carpets Can't Fly.....
A fragrant vagrant isn't a bad thing it is wise to fill a dolly bag with silver coins. Drooping dressing doopy doggy draperies draped. Cabal cable carnage. How not so idyllic. And a two ton carriage of bees could never really do the twisting dance at a disco. Such is the heavyweight marathon. Stomp swim. Stomp stamp. Wow. Naivety varies amongst tidally adjusted soldier fauna. And be very wary of verification in a smoking tent. Tuna bubbles in a sandstone kebab. The all knowing grape warbles a systematic song of carbon brushes. Oh how the cushion swings with delight. An opposite apothecary of courteous van's. Archaically archived histories are unjustified in tones but mutational racks of fleas can form fresh ground and a format is neither a rock or a deity so therefore skip over fifty nine petals with agility. Erotically placed erosion of a salad dish with slippery large leaf legs. Hahahaha. Dreamy dandelions dangling doves. Clapping custard covering carpets. Xxxx combustion xxxx hahah xxxx
Fold down all the red carpets,
To roll down peace!
Tis been over a decade now
Although it seems as that a lifetime
Since passing aneath this bridge...
Beyound the night; these words entering
Into my mind twas twilight: having then for a couple of years
Started carrying these little notebooks everywhere we went
Pouring atop pages scribbling in colours while exercising life's plight
Kiss the sun first day of winter chasing ghost and time, was such for me
Nothing has changed her song remains the same; rusted chains growing old
An infant welcome to his world waxing cold it's pain as jade tears about, their truth.
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