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To Audrey

The waves that hit upon these golden shores
Are a welcome and powerful roar
The water washes my sins so pure
And I sit here, my mind an open door

A person is no more than this
A mind in it's own abyss
Locked in a suit of bliss
When the water whisks

Hearts so full of hate
Will always debate
When you concentrate
On a simple plate

People come and go
Threaten what you know
And strike hateful blows
Leaving scars that don't show

My child how I wish
That things weren't like this
They will tear away your wits
And try to create rifts

We wrote you into our arms
We'll keep you from harm
Even after our last alarm
Our good luck charm

A promise we carry forever
We won't forget it, ever
As you find your leisure
We will give without measure

Always remember this place
Your smile and your grace
You have time for mistakes
A slip is not a final grave

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Into the Void

Paperbacks tell the tales 
Of those lost in time
They occupy your intellect
You slowly waste your mind
Like television and internet
There are worse ways to unwind
Judgement comes from all around
Plentiful rumours are abound
Dig deeper into the manuscript
You'll never hear a sound

Hours turn to years
The voices come now calling
Their messages become clear
Simple times are one thing
That thing you've come to fear
Holding you back
From things you see in nightmares
From the shadows they attack
The story now reality
Never know the facts
This world begins to slip away
How's to spend your final days
Shaking hands get a grip
Lost in your own mental play

You'll figure it out
You'll figure it out

Disconnect no time to reflect
While pins and needles climb your neck
Veins collapse and the memories crash
No Phoenix to rise from the ash
Stole your soul your self control
At least now you know
What's inside the rabbit hole

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Speedy

He played his riffs at break neck speeds so he never knew his parts
No woman knew his needs so he never sold his heart
Some say he sold his sold his soul laid away at Wal-Mart
He gets to start again but he doesn't know when to start

Speedy watchin t.v. on his radio
He's always turning the dial
Speedy watchin t.v. on the radio
Never listens never smiles

She prayed night and day that he'd be home to stay
He never needed her except when he needed laid
Now he's drunk again every night and day
And from Jack's grip he'll never get away

Speedy watchin t.v. on his radio
He's always turning the dial
Speedy watchin t.v. on the radio
Never listens never smiles

Speedy watchin t.v. on his radio
He's always turning the dial
Speedy watchin t.v. on the radio
Never listens never smiles

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Let Go

They say it's hard out there
But they never tried
Witness to television
Not to life

Sitting on their thrones
Of paisley print fabric
Holding the chalice of hypocrisy
And consuming the sensationalism

Darkest days they see
With curtains drawn tight
Holding onto their egos
Never to leave 

Nature all around
Just breathe it in
Let it comfort you
Let it be

To live, let something die
To die will breathe new life
Under those towering trees
The rain shall baptize

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Possums

Two possums fight in the middle of a road
Their pain and fear do not show
Ferociously they fight for the prize
Pushing them to tear at each other's eyes
At the end one must die
Three days they fight
Through the day and the night
Fur now red with knuckles gone white
After all that they bickered
One stands the clear victor
He can't believe his eyes or his luck
And as he looks on so proud
He gets hit by a truck

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Old Friend

Hello old friend it's me again
I'm stuck in here with you again
Maybe for once we can play pretend

Like that this time you'll stay away
Wouldn't that Be a fun thing to play
But I know you'll never leave my gaze

I tried to forget you 
I tried to leave you
I tried everything I can do

Still here we are
YOU are never far
You find me like it's not hard

Maybe if I sleep you'll go
Perhaps the dreams will let me know
That you're done with this show

It's amazing how we don't have to catch up
It's incredible how you can't shut up
I'll never leave you
Because you never leave me

Hello old friend
I'm stuck in here again

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Walk With Me

I taste the spring
With tongue so wicked and wry
I feel the grass between my toes
Hooves so cloven and high
If you walk beside me though the meadows
I'll assure you only the best times
But know that if you walk beside me
I'll take until you're dry
Oh the times we'll have
Dancing through days and night
Believe in me and you will fall
And warned you 
I surely tried

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The Clock

The Clock
By; M. Morton

Silence grows around like a weed
A silent eye no longer sees

Turning inward he starts to shake
Wishing his soul was somewhere safe

A clock in the corner grows louder
With every ''tick''
And every ''tock''
Tick, Tock, Tick,Tock,Tick,Tock

Tick, Tock
When will they go away?
Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
Stop screaming
Tick, Tock
It was only a dream and nothing more

Tick, Tock, Tick
Why did it seem so real?
Tock, Tick, Tock, Tick
It was alive

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
Where did it go?
Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
You killed it
Tick, Tock, Tick Tock, Tick, Tock
NO, IT WAS A LIE

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
Then why is there blood?
Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
Just a dream

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
Or was it?
Tick,Tock,Tick,Tock,Tick,Tock,Tick,Tock
JUST GO AWAY!

TICKTOCKTICKTOCKTICKTOCKTICKTOCKTICKTOCKTICKTOCK
I'm not even here
TICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICK
Not real, not real, not real, NOT REAL

TICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICK
All in your head
Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick
A dream

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
Just 
Tick, Tock, Tick
A
Tock
Dream

Falling back into the room
Safe again
The secret kept
But the truth still looms

12/26/2018

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Undone

It rips open a hole in the spirit
Then opens another in the wall
Shaking and sweating
Waiting for it's moment
Time has come and it begins
Held back for too long
No longer a smiling face
No more bottling it
The beast that it is
Shattering your patience
Spitting from a forked tongue
It will go away again
After having a little fun
Damage that won't be undone
 9/9/2018
Sponsor-Brenda Chi

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Cancer of My Soul

Cancer of My Soul
By: M. Morton

A cigarette sits and turns to ash
As the disease of memory grows
I twist and turn as I feel each lash
It feasts upon my suffering
That voice, a constant muttering
Staining the me that no one else knows

No cure to this
That I can find
Just a bleeding wrist
And a slumber so deep
The promise of eternal sleep
Freedom for the first and only time