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Missing Piece
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Missing Piece |
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soul drifter Senior Member
since 2004-09-08
Posts 711Colorado |
(I've actually remembered to edit myself beforehand this time, for in my original piece, I used a couple of expletives. I guess I love using 'em in such bitter wordage as this...) Missing Piece The missing piece conspicous in its absence at least it's easy to sleep through this convulescence this rising fall into defensiveness it's all your fault, babe and the bed's left unmade and the missing piece lingers in my mind one of these days I'd like to feel fine, but... The missing piece a hole in my perimeter wall to spy on the peace I can never regain for I've lost all in this last card down to call a wager on you, girl and it's cold in the world but the missing piece memories warm me one of these things can do harm to me, but... Keep your missing presence and old Simon & Garfunkel records and books of Shakespeare sonnets 'cause they don't mean anything to me now 'cause you don't mean anything to anything anymore -- ah, but you could always see through my lies and frozen cadaver alibis with my heart open like a reverse peephole on my door well, don't look at me that way hell, I've got nothing left to say baby, hey This missing piece carries me through the weeks taming the beast on the corner with the loveless freaks the slap still remains on my cheek it's all you've left me, woman and the heart's cracking again longing for the missing piece to come back one of these days I'll get back on track, but... Well, I need your helping hand hell, I've got eyes full of sand baby, hey, stay you won't, you won't regret it again but you won't, you won't come home again I'm an expert at fooling my fooled heart sending back at the start of these messed up trademarked male emotions crying oceans, but... Oh, the missing piece it'd be the least, the very least that you could do "The moon ain't romantic, it's intimidating as hell". -- Tom Waits, 'Bad Liver and a Broken Heart' |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
This has a real bluesy feel about it in a very musical kind of way. Thanks for sharing. I hope you can complete the puzzle. |
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