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fortress​-​strong

from loosestrife​/​tightgrief by Shane Murphy

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With black coffee on my tongue,
with a lineage sewn long,
I try to right the nightmare, but it's fortress-strong.
Sweet Sleep, you've mastered me.

With the wild dogs roaming, roaming,
I sing the wrong flag
and the wrong song: America,
how far to the city?
And how deep is your light sleep?

I sort the relics of what might have been,
with a handful of rocks and an eyesore of diamonds.

With black coffee on my tongue,
with melodies unsung--though I hate to graze
in nightmares, the grass is so long.
Oh Sweet Sleep, don't murder me.

I sort the relics of what might have been,
with a handful of rocks and an eyesore of diamonds.
I sort my pocket-change for lint and sin.

Looks like our memory is sawdust.

With a spider bite on my eyelid,
I fall asleep face-down; the pillow comforts me.
Sweet Sleep, come rescue me.

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from loosestrife​/​tightgrief, released June 1, 2010

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