Brian Murphy Poems

As I gaze upon the towering building,
suddenly it’s as if I’m looking down from it’s ledge.

My legs turn numb and it’s as if gravity is pulling me into a lean,
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I awoke to a muted television,
With the sun setting it must have been at least seven o’clock
My left arm had fallen numb during my sleep,
I knew it was there yet the sensation trigged a strong response.
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Out of the darkness we crawl
Sluggish and out of breath
Born again to join the constant herd
A world around seems still as a new journey begins
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A smothered flame struggles to ignite
Repressed, starved for strength
Darkness floods, searching out, drowning
The embers glow, fading then surging forth
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She wakes
She looks around
She feels intrusive thoughts
She stares through the window
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Without me there can be no you.


I ask for balance, you take all,
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The cold tile against my cheek,
Steam floating, caressing my back and arm
Simple and alone
I lay, naked and breathing shallow
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I burst out of bed as though I had awoken during surgery
I glanced at my clock only to notice that my sleep had lasted 4 hours
I drank last night, I drank a lot
I always panic after I had been drinking
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The cold nylon cushion numbs my bare legs
A soothing autumn breeze pushes through the screen
The smell of burning wood fills my head with a sultry musk
Yet the purple horizon seems unusually flat and drawn back
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