Liam O'Brien

Let Sleeper do as Sleeper does
And Dreamer men take flight in haze;
For while one wastes their precious time,
The other makes most of their days.
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Lively models, under wing.
Under cloud. Never moving.
Ever still.
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Contraptions built of words can reach
Planets beyond existence.
A guiding voice is needed first,
Then creative persistence.
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Dressed up fine, ready to swing in time,
I set that Satchmo spinning.
My right hand clicks, he plays his licks,
You know that it's beginning.
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The keys to notes play tunes of loss,
Tunes of longing, tunes of blues.
'Til metal enshrouding the air does trump with
Tunes of longing, tunes of blues.
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My pity on he who tries to cheat the Dreamwalker,
For a jealous lender he is.
My pity on she who tries to cheat the Dreamwalker,
For he always receives his due.
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Mediocrity is no option for those who
Are protectors. The providers, leaders,
Never have many truly understood
How it is that these folks are so good!
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The pale white of the moon
Alights over the soft, grey stone.
The sky is bleeding all hues of
Red, yellow and a blazing orange.
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Hades! I pray take me as thy lover!
Violets taken by the shadow of death
Whilst father lays in rosemary cover
Invite Persephone to leave Macbeth.
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I dreamed I saw a weathered man
Who spoke truths of times forgotten,
Who spoke truths before time began.
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Upon the dreaded beach I sit,
Though few do share my fear of it,
Alone as though I am unfit
Or worthy to accompany.
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A silhouette against the night-time sky,
A deeper black than midnight shows,
Betrayed the presence of a man
Who sat to contemplate his woes.
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For forgiveness I ask,
Yet is it forgiveness that I want?
Or merely to feel good?
To feel like I have done my duty?
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These words are images yet to see
Of a room inhabited by figures three,
Reminders of events known to be
Common, repeated through time.
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The low wheezing of the tired man
Was soft enough to be the breeze-
Waiting there with outstretched hands,
Waiting there on blunted knees
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Renew my faith,
My faith in men.

I've seen the best and worst,
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Sitting there amongst the flowers
Silently, a maiden young.
Sitting there awake but dreaming
Silently, a maiden young.
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I stood upon the mountaintop,
My view was of the world
Yet my focus was in the air
Following the free, the birds.
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My lords and ladies, knights and squires,
Tonight shall see ye bask in fires
That do not light until the day
Has passed and is gone on its way
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