We are the ones Who could not get away Not for nothing But for the state Not for coffee

As the wind settles Eyes grow dim, tired still In the morning we begin again In so doing, if you can Please do not pretend...

To truth, It shows What love it is that glows, That wagons wheel, Birdsong Cardinal flash, river stone Garden grow

All the cars have been robbed There was nothing in the vans They made gold of air The radio blares pretend And the traffic’s rough again.

The only promises I’ll make Are the ones you’ve already seen i… I swear, on my life. Paradox of poem and silly sky So is life, on faith we dive.

We are Greek, in a democracy We are not pawns for autocracy, We the characters of an Odyssey, Are not your lies for tooth fairy, We are humans with lives you prete…

Your grandma gave me nine dollars After having breakfast on Broadwa… And it wasn’t her but still, She told me what was and I said m… Sincerest apologies true.

All of that was After they knew. I travelled the continent to say be careful I’m sorry

I hope you are warm, well, and fre…

I dreamed once, For true naive That we would walk Sanguine and silly Besides the trees

I knew you loved me Because of the song you played And the boots you wore. Unrequited they say nowadays I never told you, anything

Remember, we were young Let’s meet at the courthouse And try to get all our freedoms ba… Whatever you would like to do, We might get distracted, have coff…

Turpentine and willfulness Robins and terns, with etching sti… We gliding by, whole as much in ou… No it’s not nothing, an epic, for… For surviving with the beauty we h…

I want to marry you That’s the way it is, true Not just paper, or for show In the way only we know It’s true, already though