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from There Was a Car Crash Here by Marshall Milton

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The tall grass pulled us onwards
Rowing across the moonlight
And gilded with silver and brass
It asked me how we fared
As drifting blades of
Grain and glass

How did we fare indeed
I could never answer
My lips felt sore and succored shut
My dreams were never seen,
Not for premonitions
Only for moments of hope
That I could never cling to
And hang up

At the end of the day
Tell me it’ll matter when it’s over
When the wind’s passed us by
Will I find some shred of light tucked away
In the left hand pocket of some forgotten coat
That I wore years ago

Perhaps

Her touch was warm yet wary
Shuddering through the maudlin dusk
And all that we had were whispers and icicles
Take me back to the pond
Where everything was covered with moss
And lily-pads

I wish I could have kissed you
Though in my sleep I have
But those images are fleeting at best
As tourniquets of smoke
Choke the hours awake
Making them bearable
Until

At the end of my days
Tell me that I’ll matter when it’s over
With the years long vorbei
Will I find some shred of light tucked away
In the left hand pocket of some forgotten coat
That I wore years ago
Perhaps

I wish I weren’t dreaming
Perhaps then I could hold
The scenes I wanted to see birthed
But everything is still born
And everything is ash
At the end of the day perhaps
I’ll collapse
At last

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from There Was a Car Crash Here, released May 31, 2017

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