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What a wild-eyed beast you be.
Dave Matthews Band
Release: letting go of control, of pain, of people, and of the need to hold everything together. 10 poems live in this room.
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No. 66
Imagine you could watch
Imagine you could watch everything you don't need spin and twist, float and fly down to the
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No. 98
One day, on a corner, waiting for the light to change,
One day, on a corner, waiting for the light to change, on a walk back home— she'll look quickly back up at you,
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No. 10
A word is worth one coin. Silence is worth two.
Sometimes, you just have to let go. Flick your thumb,
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No. 20
Fill the shape
One day, you'll watch a friend receive The help you never knew to ask for. Please, don't let that fissure
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No. 22
From the source
Don't pause, don't interrupt the flow If the churn, fed by a million different tributaries,
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No. 24
The soft shadow
You see the shadow of the Ghost in front of you, and feel its presence behind your back.
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No. 52
Notice the tremors in your
Notice the tremors in your unsteady hand as you draw The maps to the worlds that
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No. 57
Remember when you
Remember when you wrapped the string around your tiny
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No. 89
Beyond the override
When the clouds wash off your face like soap foam, and you fall from a parallel extreme—
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No. 109
Only by stripping the partial shrouds
Only by stripping the partial shrouds Of indecision Can we face the darkest clouds
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