speak less; listen more
his eyes roll out; ears droop down ~
how wise! just mm-hmm
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Tania Kitchin
To sound wiser
I talked less
And listened more.
Now my lips shrink,
Ears droop down,
Eyes roll out
And head goes down,
And behind me,
Now people say,
“He is so wise
He cannot say a word,
Only, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
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we drove her through love
we drove her
through
hate
she
is
on
my
plate
lick lick lick
lick lick
lick
mmm
mm hmm
we
split
then
we drove her
?
...
..
.
well its the
well its the
sewn deal
of
the
century
take a deep breath
and breathe
into
me
cause its
ahh
mm hmm
its the deal
of
the
century
?
i own no sorrow
i borrow no sorrow
tomorrow holds
only sorrow
dreams
are
tommorows sorrow
dream a dream
of
fools
who
am
i
these words united with thought
think for the monkeys gods
what have we
myself
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poem me and i
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where is she
who is she
no no no
hi insanity
lick lick lick
*craziness*
lick lick lick
mm hmm
yep yep
yep
hi lone show tomorrow
i own no sorrow
?
You talk a lot
and I do mean a lot
endlessly, really
but you know I don't mind
Because I love to hear your voice
even if I don't always
decipher the exact words
Your voice washes over me
like sunlight
and I just soak it all in
I don't really need to speak
or respond
whenever you take a breath
I just chip in with a yeah
or a mm hmm
just so you know
I'm still listening
I watch you talk
your aquamarine eyes shining
and you're completely animated about this topic
if it's science or the funny pages, I'm not sure,
and I can see the sunlight glint off your hair,
the gleam a coppery color
And I just sit back
relax
and let you talk
trying to listen
because I know when I try
my voice catches
and my words get stuck in my throat
because I can't really speak around you
You make me nervous sometimes
and I'm sure that you know that
but I love you anyway
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