where is the science
behind my need to be
more than my worst dreams

can i be more
than an orpheus song
a zephyr
one cool draught of air

or am i just
the last beautiful gasp
of a severed head

a man of sand
waiting for the imminent tide
to rise up
and devour me

04/25/2016

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Posted on 04/26/2016
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