Amber Piercy Poems

Life is for the birds

I feel like I'm slowly being torn apart
Like a flock of vultures are fighting over my flesh
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Long road

Beep beep beep
The sound of the monitors wake me from my sleep
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Firestorm

You design triangles with my hands
Throw fire on my sand
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Taste of victory

When the moon is shining and the stars are full
Let's lie in the grass and smoke a bowl
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To Suffocate

If I could turn back the time when clock's stopped
I feel like I'd be able to put the pieces back together like I was on top
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As long as you got me

When love was like a dagger you spoke to me
Only words that I could possibly know
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Waiting...

The smell of disinfectant brings me out of my reverie
I watch poppa as he slowly counts each bead on the rosary
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Ghosts

When love leaves you blind.
Do you run away?
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The Becoming

There's nothing like rain on an old tin roof
That can stir up the smallest truth
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You're Not Just Another Love Song

To me, you're not just another love song
You are the first inhale of the day
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