Matt Render Poems

I'm lucky to have
Someone I can call at night
When nothing is alright
And I don't see the light
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The quiet of longing
Footsteps shuffling along
The streets after a hot rain
A heart that's lost it's murmur
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It's midday outside a brothel
Pacing through the alleyway
Sunlight is cloaked in shadows
Of brick tenements
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I'll let her borrow
That blood-stained cardigan
With Splotches of ink
Seeping through the fabric
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Today I decided
I'd step outside
I dont know why
But I did
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No, please, don't.
this is exactly how it was supposed to go
Dry drunk and stuck
to that dark spot on the floor
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She asked me why
I even bother writing this all down
It's as good a question as any
Too good to answer, really
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Life is fine
When you're a corpse
In the backseat of a convertible
You can feel the wind
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I'm calm
And I'm patient
As I watch her eyes move
I have a heartbeat and
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I'm okay with dying
I'm okay with living too
But I'm more okay with dying.
This is not a cry for help.
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