Shannon Thompson

tonight that moon looks round and hollow
the old man's face poc-marked and scarred
mirrors my heart in the reflection on the water
craters dig deep and leak into the bottom like an old abandoned well
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rain that falls
makes no sound
unless it hits something
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if my tears don't fall
do they make a sound
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light streams down
like on the water in a well
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Wolf Parade fan mail:
your fancy claps beat in time
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the air is thick with hope
but the dust clings to the lost
the debris is cleared for a new day
but was it worth the cost
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light falls into a shadow on the floor
mixing sweat melts together
forms a bond like nothing before
bass line beats a new heart for me
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there were stars in your eyes
shooting stars
going in the wrong direction
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I threw myself into your fire
I climbed your ladder to the sun
but it wasn't hot when i was done
your kisses burned
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When you ask me
'What? '
There are an infinite amount of responses
sitting here
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The scenery it blurs as it all goes round and round and round
My heart's a carousel of light and sound
but there is nothing else i've found
that's quite as clear as you.
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being green wasn't fun
but firey passion felt each one
the tips went from sharp to dull
weathered like an old ship's hull
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I could just melt
right here into the floor
I'd slide beneath the boards
Where sunlight slips
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Give me your heart.
Mine has been on my sleeve awhile,
It's tired and frayed but still there.
Together, they could make a stronger beat.
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I wrote a list of what was important to me
It ended up looking like an ingredient list for my future,
or a packing list to a vacation to a deserted island
(you know, the one you're stranded on, and you can only bring one thing)
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Every word you shoot leaves a bullet hole,
Pokes through skin like a bayonet tip.
Silence on the ride home—our no man’s land.
I want to throw a word like a grenade,
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(This is meant to be a performance poem. There will be stage directions written on the sides, heads up.)
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ask many questions
so the one answer
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there was a flash of dark
instead of light
all nothing went bright
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