Magnetize

No. 126September 29, 202622 lines1 min read

that bought another life.

Let's ride the 9 with Ready to Die magnetized in our mind. We viewed the future approach from darkness to light Through laminated glass Scratches grooved We could run our fingers through: The soundtrack to forget how the faces changed through the stations The independent thought adventure I never thought I'd belong inside wrought iron From the block, marbles and mazes Stroked colored tape strings Smoke ring dreams Pressed for coins that bought another life. And still jumped the fences I lived inside the time I watched a single tear drop fall down Jennifer's cheek smoked wrought iron

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