Archive entry 107
The Champagne Ship
The champagne ship sailed through the night returning to a home washed over by the waves of the unknown.
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Come back to you
One day you'll stand on the ledge of a rooftop Your hometown and the river will spin Around beneath you
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In your arms
One day, when you're six years old you may watch your Dad leave, and have just the
Read the poem In your arms →Archive entry 112
The dream
The plan and execution— A fool's errand: demanded retribution. A lust for justice that only exists,
Read the poem The dream →Archive entry 109
Only by stripping the partial shrouds
Only by stripping the partial shrouds Of indecision Can we face the darkest clouds
Read the poem Only by stripping the partial shrouds →Archive entry 14
Comes from love
I watched you with a 4-crayon pack, Filling letters with a careful hand, Each stroke a single color.
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