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author | Case Duckworth | 2015-04-01 16:29:46 -0700 |
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committer | Case Duckworth | 2015-04-01 16:29:46 -0700 |
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Revise a few poems in Elegies
Also add a .gitignore. How is this so late?
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1 | whenever | ||
2 | you | ||
3 | call | ||
4 | me | ||
5 | friend | ||
6 | i | ||
7 | fall | ||
8 | down | ||
9 | on | ||
10 | my | ||
11 | knees | ||
12 | and | ||
13 | cry | ||
14 | because | ||
15 | i | ||
16 | know | ||
17 | it | ||
18 | is | ||
19 | the | ||
20 | only | ||
21 | thing | ||
22 | never | ||
23 | to | ||
24 | happen | ||
25 | before | ||
26 | in | ||
27 | this | ||
28 | life | ||
29 | is | ||
30 | something | ||
31 | you | ||
32 | ca | ||
33 | not | ||
34 | see | ||
35 | it | ||
36 | is | ||
37 | a | ||
38 | pillow | ||
39 | under | ||
40 | a | ||
41 | hook | ||
42 | shot | ||
43 | i | ||
44 | want | ||
45 | to | ||
46 | tell | ||
47 | you | ||
48 | something | ||
49 | anything | ||
50 | but | ||
51 | you | ||
52 | are | ||
53 | there | ||
54 | and | ||
55 | i | ||
56 | am | ||
57 | here | ||
58 | we | ||
59 | are | ||
60 | trapped | ||
61 | inside | ||
62 | ourselves | ||
63 | and | ||
64 | the | ||
65 | distance | ||
66 | is | ||
67 | too | ||
68 | far | ||
69 | you | ||
70 | are | ||
71 | something | ||
72 | that | ||
73 | i | ||
74 | would | ||
75 | tell | ||
76 | would | ||
77 | be | ||
78 | nothing | ||
79 | before | ||
80 | too | ||
81 | long | ||
82 | you | ||
83 | are | ||
84 | not | ||
85 | the | ||
86 | finisher | ||
87 | of | ||
88 | dreams | ||
89 | you | ||
90 | are | ||
91 | the | ||
92 | beginning | ||
93 | of | ||
94 | nightmares | ||
95 | or | ||
96 | waking | ||
97 | but | ||
98 | i'm | ||
99 | not | ||
100 | sure | ||
101 | which | ||
102 | this | ||
103 | letter | ||
104 | is | ||
105 | for | ||
106 | you | ||
107 | in | ||
108 | the | ||
109 | future | ||
110 | it | ||
111 | will | ||
112 | lead | ||
113 | you | ||
114 | on | ||
115 | the | ||
116 | path | ||
117 | of | ||
118 | goodness | ||
119 | or | ||
120 | of | ||
121 | rightness | ||
122 | or | ||
123 | of | ||
124 | wrong | ||
125 | people | ||
126 | and | ||
127 | right | ||
128 | meanings | ||
129 | or | ||
130 | the | ||
131 | meaning | ||
132 | will | ||
133 | be | ||
134 | hidden | ||
135 | or | ||
136 | wrestling | ||
137 | the | ||
138 | demon | ||
139 | i | ||
140 | will | ||
141 | have | ||
142 | become | ||
143 | restless | ||
144 | under | ||
145 | the | ||
146 | starlight | ||
147 | it | ||
148 | is | ||
149 | too | ||
150 | bright | ||
151 | here | ||
152 | to | ||
153 | think | ||
154 | the | ||
155 | negatives | ||
156 | would | ||
157 | be | ||
158 | pitch | ||
159 | black | ||
160 | darkness | ||
161 | of | ||
162 | a | ||
163 | silver | ||
164 | mine | ||
165 | there | ||
166 | are | ||
167 | no | ||
168 | trees | ||
169 | here | ||
170 | where | ||
171 | have | ||
172 | you | ||
173 | been | ||
174 | where | ||
175 | are | ||
176 | you | ||
177 | now | ||
178 | i | ||
179 | am | ||
180 | no | ||
181 | longer | ||
182 | here | ||
183 | or | ||
184 | there | ||
185 | you | ||
186 | are | ||
187 | anywhere | ||
188 | or | ||
189 | are | ||
190 | you | ||
191 | up | ||
192 | in | ||
193 | the | ||
194 | clouds | ||
195 | is | ||
196 | a | ||
197 | ghost | ||
198 | he | ||
199 | is | ||
200 | white | ||
201 | and | ||
202 | blue | ||
203 | like | ||
204 | a | ||
205 | cloud | ||
206 | he | ||
207 | paints | ||
208 | with | ||
209 | his | ||
210 | teeth | ||
211 | he | ||
212 | paints | ||
213 | the | ||
214 | rainbow | ||
215 | before | ||
216 | midnight | ||
217 | that | ||
218 | you | ||
219 | can | ||
220 | see | ||
221 | from | ||
222 | your | ||
223 | window | ||
224 | staring | ||
225 | out | ||
226 | under | ||
227 | the | ||
228 | sunlight | ||
229 | through | ||
230 | the | ||
231 | gauze | ||
232 | curtains | ||
233 | over | ||
234 | the | ||
235 | high | ||
236 | mountain | ||
237 | far | ||
238 | away | ||
239 | that | ||
240 | is | ||
241 | covered | ||
242 | over | ||
243 | with | ||
244 | snow | ||
245 | past | ||
246 | the | ||
247 | rivers | ||
248 | and | ||
249 | forests | ||
250 | that | ||
251 | lie | ||
252 | awake | ||
253 | under | ||
254 | orion | ||
255 | hunting | ||
256 | the | ||
257 | bull | ||
258 | that | ||
259 | runs | ||
260 | forever | ||
261 | just | ||
262 | out | ||
263 | of | ||
264 | his | ||
265 | reach | ||
266 | pointing | ||
267 | the | ||
268 | way | ||
269 | for | ||
270 | the | ||
271 | two | ||
272 | of | ||
273 | us | ||
274 | to | ||
275 | join | ||
276 | together | ||
277 | in | ||
278 | song | ||
279 | or | ||
280 | dance | ||
281 | or | ||
282 | that | ||
283 | other | ||
284 | thing | ||
285 | and | ||
286 | sing | ||
287 | the | ||
288 | grinch | ||
289 | down | ||
290 | off | ||
291 | mount | ||
292 | crumpet | ||
293 | his | ||
294 | heart | ||
295 | breaking | ||
296 | his | ||
297 | chest | ||
298 | thumping | ||
299 | with | ||
300 | the | ||
301 | beat | ||
302 | his | ||
303 | little | ||
304 | dog | ||
305 | too | ||
306 | running | ||
307 | running | ||
308 | with | ||
309 | the | ||
310 | bull | ||
311 | full | ||
312 | of | ||
313 | laughter | ||
314 | and | ||
315 | blood | ||
316 | he | ||
317 | ca | ||
318 | not | ||
319 | see | ||
320 | it | ||
321 | anymore | ||
322 | because | ||
323 | it | ||
324 | is | ||
325 | become | ||
326 | him | ||
327 | we | ||
328 | are | ||
329 | trapped | ||
330 | he | ||
331 | says | ||
332 | we | ||
333 | are | ||
334 | trapped | ||
335 | in | ||
336 | ourselves | ||
337 | it | ||
338 | turns | ||
339 | out | ||
340 | that | ||
341 | all | ||
342 | along | ||
343 | it | ||
344 | was | ||
345 | not | ||
346 | you | ||
347 | or | ||
348 | me | ||
349 | but | ||
350 | he | ||
351 | and | ||
352 | her | ||
353 | or | ||
354 | her | ||
355 | and | ||
356 | him | ||
357 | or | ||
358 | he | ||
359 | and | ||
360 | he | ||
361 | or | ||
362 | she | ||
363 | and | ||
364 | she | ||
365 | or | ||
366 | they | ||
367 | even | ||
368 | they | ||
369 | tell | ||
370 | us | ||
371 | that | ||
372 | nothing | ||
373 | has | ||
374 | happened | ||
375 | even | ||
376 | they | ||
377 | know | ||
378 | that | ||
379 | it | ||
380 | is | ||
381 | a | ||
382 | big | ||
383 | joke | ||
384 | one | ||
385 | more | ||
386 | thing | ||
387 | to | ||
388 | know | ||
389 | before | ||
390 | the | ||
391 | death | ||
392 | we | ||
393 | are | ||
394 | crying | ||
395 | like | ||
396 | crocodiles | ||
397 | before | ||
398 | their | ||
399 | loved | ||
400 | ones | ||
401 | coffins | ||
402 | we | ||
403 | are | ||
404 | bellowing | ||
405 | with | ||
406 | grief | ||
407 | like | ||
408 | buffalo | ||
409 | on | ||
410 | a | ||
411 | berth | ||
412 | of | ||
413 | wild | ||
414 | oxen | ||
415 | we | ||
416 | are | ||
417 | wailing | ||
418 | our | ||
419 | clothes | ||
420 | are | ||
421 | in | ||
422 | rags | ||
423 | we | ||
424 | want | ||
425 | we | ||
426 | want | ||
427 | we | ||
428 | want | ||
429 | but | ||
430 | never | ||
431 | can | ||
432 | we | ||
433 | get | ||
434 | what | ||
435 | is | ||
436 | it | ||
437 | we | ||
438 | do | ||
439 | not | ||
440 | know | ||
441 | what | ||
442 | it | ||
443 | is | ||
444 | but | ||
445 | it | ||
446 | is | ||
447 | something | ||
448 | it | ||
449 | is | ||
450 | anything | ||
451 | it | ||
452 | is | ||
453 | too | ||
454 | many | ||
455 | people | ||
456 | or | ||
457 | not | ||
458 | enough | ||
459 | it | ||
460 | is | ||
461 | too | ||
462 | few | ||
463 | trees | ||
464 | we | ||
465 | need | ||
466 | more | ||
467 | beavers | ||
468 | to | ||
469 | build | ||
470 | riverdams | ||
471 | we | ||
472 | need | ||
473 | grapes | ||
474 | too | ||
475 | or | ||
476 | plums | ||
477 | from | ||
478 | the | ||
479 | ice | ||
480 | box | ||
481 | or | ||
482 | an | ||
483 | ice | ||
484 | box | ||
485 | even | ||
486 | would | ||
487 | be | ||
488 | nice | ||
489 | all | ||
490 | i | ||
491 | have | ||
492 | is | ||
493 | this | ||
494 | cube | ||
495 | is | ||
496 | not | ||
497 | that | ||
498 | right | ||
499 | or | ||
500 | is | ||
501 | a | ||
502 | sphere | ||
503 | a | ||
504 | cube | ||
505 | a | ||
506 | donut | ||
507 | a | ||
508 | coffee | ||
509 | cup | ||
510 | your | ||
511 | hands | ||
512 | in | ||
513 | mine | ||
514 | yes | ||
515 | that's | ||
516 | right | ||
517 | now | ||
518 | bring | ||
519 | the | ||
520 | water | ||
521 | to | ||
522 | your | ||
523 | face | ||
524 | clear | ||
525 | and | ||
526 | cool | ||
527 | and | ||
528 | full | ||
529 | of | ||
530 | something | ||
531 | what | ||
532 | is | ||
533 | it | ||
534 | wanting | ||
535 | or | ||
536 | yearning | ||
537 | i | ||
538 | can | ||
539 | see | ||
540 | in | ||
541 | your | ||
542 | eyes | ||
543 | they're | ||
544 | clear | ||
545 | now | ||
546 | they | ||
547 | are | ||
548 | as | ||
549 | clear | ||
550 | as | ||
551 | a | ||
552 | running | ||
553 | stream | ||
554 | or | ||
555 | the | ||
556 | sky | ||
557 | that's | ||
558 | clear | ||
559 | right | ||
560 | or | ||
561 | the | ||
562 | water | ||
563 | that | ||
564 | is | ||
565 | in | ||
566 | the | ||
567 | bahamas | ||
568 | because | ||
569 | i | ||
570 | hear | ||
571 | that's | ||
572 | clear | ||
573 | you're | ||
574 | as | ||
575 | clear | ||
576 | as | ||
577 | the | ||
578 | sound | ||
579 | of | ||
580 | a | ||
581 | bell | ||
582 | you're | ||
583 | as | ||
584 | clear | ||
585 | as | ||
586 | the | ||
587 | braying | ||
588 | of | ||
589 | horses | ||
590 | you're | ||
591 | as | ||
592 | clear | ||
593 | as | ||
594 | the | ||
595 | glass | ||
596 | in | ||
597 | god's | ||
598 | eye | ||
599 | and | ||
600 | i | ||
601 | i'm | ||
602 | as | ||
603 | dull | ||
604 | as | ||
605 | an | ||
606 | ox | ||
607 | plowing | ||
608 | through | ||
609 | fields | ||
610 | in | ||
611 | his | ||
612 | yoke | ||
613 | i'm | ||
614 | as | ||
615 | dull | ||
616 | as | ||
617 | clouded | ||
618 | amber | ||
619 | i'm | ||
620 | dull | ||
621 | as | ||
622 | you | ||
623 | find | ||
624 | me | ||
625 | tonight | ||
626 | after | ||
627 | dinner | ||
628 | i'm | ||
629 | reading | ||
630 | the | ||
631 | crossword | ||
632 | you're | ||
633 | sitting | ||
634 | beside | ||
635 | me | ||
636 | you're | ||
637 | watching | ||
638 | tv | ||