Benjamin Markham Poems

I walked through a meadow
across a salty lake
I stared at all the wonders
to burn away the hate
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I had a thought about how the world should be
About Power -
Equality -
I ran my fingers through my hair
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I brushed my teeth 'till they bled
last night as I
waited
for the phone to ring the noose
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My patience came to the party
fashionably late
wearing plaid - cigar smoking
carrying Armani scented air.
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You left your hand hanging out of the window
I saw, just a glimpse
Bicycle wheels break through puddles and smash into walls
An empty house filled with lust and broken glass
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When March came it brought the cold
Your palm held my hand closed
The clouds broke to let the light through
And my love, we were on our own.
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