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Exile at Dawn
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Exile at Dawn |
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soul drifter Senior Member
since 2004-09-08
Posts 711Colorado |
Exile at Dawn It's another exile at dawn stumbling out of your tenement I sit on the steps, look around and yawn staring at handprints in the cold pavement like vintage wine spilled on poetry I pour myself into a rain soaked cab and like raven in Edgar Allen Poe's tree I'm nevermore gonna know the love I had I've lost her to the Central Park breeze softly coming undone, my golden one swept under a carpet of golden leaves an October crown for my heart on the run oh very young a beauty sung in the May sky slipping into my arms, sipping black tea on some bookstore settee, we laugh and cry to the colorful grace of Charles Bukowski the way your freckles move when you're sighing I still remember the look of you under the moon when it's just you and me and secrets ran free we shared all in a dance to a Marvin Gaye tune now I guess I gotta set loose these memories and all those old records we'd share together she set me free from my stale white mediocrity but I guess I gotta send back my wings to her or trade them for some brand new ones 'cause I know you don't want me back you told me the night before that you're done so I'll just lay here, stare at the night burnt black I'll just stay right here at the warm blue Marriot drink warm champagne till I'm on the floor don't worry, don't say sorry, 'cause hey, I'm not I got a date Friday with the girl next door so hey, take it easy, tell your sister I said hi in this hotel room I've made myself at home to sit on the edge of the bed at 4 A.M. and sigh but if you're not asleep yet we can talk on the phone guess I'm sorry too, I was wrong but I know you knew all along and if you let me in again I gotta let you know before we begin sooner or later I'll probably be gone in some selfish exile at dawn "Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, and tell them; and the truth of truths is love." --Philip James Bailey |
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DavePage Member Elite
since 2003-12-21
Posts 2917 |
I was chatting to a friend recently and I could here his comments in your words. Dave |
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Daniel Storm Member
since 2004-09-08
Posts 91New York |
This is good. Brought me right into it. Nice. |
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