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When Still Waters Run

Pt I

i’ve been told
... to stand still as the water
i say i’ve been told to stand
... still as the water
i’ve been stood still till my knees felt weak
i say i’ve been stood still till my knees felt weak
how does the water stand
... and still run, deep
... and still, run deep

Moving On

i have tried to give you my absence at times
blot the words off my pages and leave you the lines
shade the skin of my canvas a sedated gray
and blend in with the things that shadow your days

but you are my flame and my burn
neither dead nor an alive
and to leave you alone is an effort denied
the embers of could-have-beens cling to my sides
to honor your space is crowding my life