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CAGED SWALLOW

CAGED SWALLOW

Songs from this cage

There and back again

Under the maple tree I sit Where I have sat these past years And think of the people and place I am leaving And sob uncontrollably for… Read more “There and back again”

Aug 10, 2018Aug 10, 2018 by Swallow

Nate

So much unsaid, unspoken So much I cannot write or say Some emotions cannot be spoken Only felt I think of you, dear friend And well up… Read more “Nate”

Aug 10, 2018Aug 10, 2018 by Swallow

Dreams

I love her But she is not yet ready I dream of her But she looks away I talk to her But she is silent I think… Read more “Dreams”

Aug 9, 2018Aug 10, 2018 by Swallow

America

Long ago, I dreamed a dream And now I stand on its edge But soon it will recede further than before And I am left with sinking… Read more “America”

Aug 9, 2018 by Swallow

Trinity

In my head, houses part Trees crumble and old stones wither dry In my mind, birds spring From tightly knit hedges buried cold In my heart, hope… Read more “Trinity”

Aug 9, 2018 by Swallow

Might Have Been

Friends, laughter, fun Lazy summer days by the river Cool breeze off water Pines and mountains in the distance All my childhood could have been All the… Read more “Might Have Been”

Aug 8, 2018 by Swallow

Pain

I read your life And weep for mine All that I could have been and had But lonely sit I With thoughts locked tight Cannot be free… Read more “Pain”

Aug 8, 2018 by Swallow

Ghosted

Once we talked Now no more I miss that time When we opened our hearts and minds Climbed mountains, swum canyons Explored new worlds with each other… Read more “Ghosted”

Aug 5, 2018Aug 8, 2018 by Swallow

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MYSELF:

Not yet man, no longer boy. Not strong in body, but strong in mind. Not happy, yet not depressed. Poor in wealth, rich in spirit. Young in age, old in mind. Sure of much, uncertain of more.

A strange case of  humanity I am, that is certain

WHY ME BLOG?

Catharsis, or purging, I suppose. A release of emotions to the world at large, as to contain them for much longer would mean a violent and unpleasant explosion, of  both my mind and heart….

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