Will you find me awed
by the Asian neighbor’s comforting wave
children cycling against frozen sunset,
as these seasons shift?
Roots come scorched, blood-deep
homegrown values, don’t you leave
I’ll cling on so tight
as streets heave under my feet,
in and out of frantic unsettle
I am in need
time snatched at progress
the here and now you are an ongoing foe
swirling experiences carved in temporary fingertips
vicious coming and always goings
like dealer’s fingers trembling over cold cash
‘got the needs, need the feeds’
you’re growing old so quick past friends
this boy thinks there’s better ways to be a man
but I always did hold weight
to the faith of my own heart
floods of precious memories
come back around
hold me in good stead
remind me what achievement truly means
taking trains for the thrill
we held cities close
friendships melted like moments inside all the music
do you miss it this way, or do you still feel like everything is yet to come?
believing this was forever felt blissfully easy, back then
so for those who maintain the adventure lies
in what you make of what you have
I will give you whatever is my own
in moving forwards
shake like chainsaw force
of troops when battle gets mechanical
head keep down and let it happen,
skimming over the pavement grey
give in, give in to truth
cause all the music in the world
can’t dream these dreams
content, it’s time for us to dance
come take my hand
show me love in desperate faces
show me the humble laugh of my father
embrace the swarming dust
of engulfing defeat
burning in
intoxicated by
an undying beauty
of less
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