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from tired bones by Michael Olivier

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i’m coming to terms with a part of myself
i’m marking the road to my personal hell
the lineage leads to a time long before
you ignored my bells just to break down my door

where it stayed for a while

i found all the letters i postmarked to god
signed by the heartbroken child he forgot
i whispered your name again reading these words
and counted the price of the lessons we learned

and we paid more than we earned
and it stayed, the debt incurred
so I buried my face in the dirt
‘cause i’d rather see nothing
rather hear nothing than hurt

i’m following footsteps that carve out a trail
in earth void of wildlife and littered with nails
to lids of small boxes where buried are sons
and daughters of violence where used to be love

and i saw their lifeless eyes
and i bought the preacher’s lie
and that’s right where you’ll find me tonight
naked in the dark wishing i’d forget the light

so i’ll stay for a while

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from tired bones, released October 31, 2017

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Michael Olivier Greeley, Colorado

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