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7/9/2013 2:30:24 PM

Alexander Schwartz
Posts: 11

Hopeful doesn’t mean stupid

That doesn’t mean I wasn’t stupid

I was in a state and messed up

Simple as that.

I could dramatize

Spill all the stars from my eyes and mouth and cry out for answers but,

I won’t.

My spirit can dance alone.

A lapse in judgement will not throw it off beat because it dances to a cosmic drum. My heartbeat and no one else’s.

Dropped my shield

Set myself on fire

Burned up a daft dream

And fell to ashes.

I’ve proven to relate to the phoenix

Both of us know what it’s like to die a quick death and come back stronger

Time and time again

Our ashes swirl into the manifestation of our desires and in that I find my comfort.

Boulders

Hard topped, granite counters

Tough as nails kid

But kid is man or at least he pretends to be.

Smart phones aren't so smart but, I’m writing this on one

Sedatives and sad, country music mood swims through my veins.

Excuse me, while I go have a drink with that phoenix.

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AlexanderMichael<3

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