Incoherent Musings

Gatherings ‘08
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Honesty seemed promising while feeling unsure
Tongue tied so much, words had to be relearned
A bundle of nerves preserved by kindness returned
Patience in waiting when I talked so unsure
Smiled nervous, reserving strength to keep still
In head turning beauty, my eyes got their fill
Trying to make sense with words that couldn’t spill
Keeping a sense of composure [...]

Wayward Steps
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Don’t talk to me about making the grade on the test
Lungs out of breath from the heaviness on my chest
Allegations and accusations draped around my neck
War cries I still recite to show I’m battle dressed
In a state of unrest ready to wreck at full speed
Diversions for aversions but my eyes clearly see
A legacy we [...]

Topsy Turvy
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Scattered light and broken mirrors brought her sight
Swollen lips and cracked teeth decorate her plight
Not her design but, for now, there is no compromise
After a hard day’s night, wounds won’t let her resign
Watching her own steps before another conflict arrives
On a day to day basis asking how will she survive
Keeping in mind her fight [...]

Comfort and Joy
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In trust, showed me where your tears were hidden
With key in hand, allowed more access than a visit
For looking in me, please know gratitude is given
Genuine smiles revived in eyes reflecting well wishes
No he say she say, this is all my own admittance
With, for, and from you living a life that’s vivid
Before you, [...]

Infiltration
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Ever seen the life leave their eyes while still alive
See how they leave you behind when they ‘go for mine’
Working all light fingers while deflecting your sight
By your side when you climb, but what about a bind
Where where they when the drought turned the well dry
Where problems arise and you’re given the formal invite
When the [...]

Our Districts
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This air is pretty stagnant, it’s time to clear it out
If it’s too fast for you to take than I’ll gear it down
Why do you keep lying to me and all our peers around
Shrug me off if you want, but I know you hear me now
We’re accountable for amounts of this or that presented
We [...]

Sole Provider
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Without any help from anyone else, made it work
The race took off and you outpaced the hurt
If it was worth it all, had to wait and learn
No one to pick up the slack and take a turn
Some flames were arranged to face the burn
To preserve your nerves, rearranged the earth
In living and learning you [...]

Showers Bringing Flowers
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The clouds gave way and it’s still the same day
School is underway for learning tricks of the trade
Where paths of different flights aren’t that straight
Traces of faces distorted from the work and the pace
Except it’s never too late to reflect a better way
It’s your life in your hands, so what you gonna shape
Your [...]

The Rez Won’t Let Me Down
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At times I didn’t believe it was going be me seeing this
Torn between here and there as my only uncompleted wish
Still trying to grasp it all but I’m left without a grip
Apologizing for the years and tears that continually hit
The life and times of a Colville giving these graves a [...]

Looking Deeper
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Dear miss mischievous I hope you change your mind
Just thinking about what happened, my lip I gotta bite
Aggressive, not possessive but at the same time polite
I know we’re better for each other longer than a night
Making me want to climb walls and furniture every time
Competitive and sweating like we’re both in a fight
In this [...]

Weekend Of Weekends
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I know there’s an unspoken art in that tee-pee creeping
Actions set on course all before there was any speaking
Clothes, hair, and skin all get the once over treatment
Then eyes get to scanning who you prefer in a meeting
After locking eyes there’s the slide to exchange greetings
Took chances in opening advances, forgetting concealment
More often [...]

Unrestricted Friction
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Trying to force my hand leads to force from my hands
No song and dance, this is anger in a trance
Aiming for the cranium at every possible chance
Armed with reckless abandon and no going back
Built to last past any obstacle set in my way
The eye of the storm leaving destruction in my wake
The strong arm [...]

Dire Needs
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what the hell is left to do after going through this
Thought I won for once, but from the title got stripped
I’ve tripped, I’ve fell, I’ve held onto a fading wish
A heart that wanted to be free, but there was no lift
My veins screamed for pain and there was always a fix
Eyes trying not to [...]

Consolidating
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Riding through the rez and the moonrise is starting
Time to make a stop and see what’s good from the garden
After harvest its nowhere in particular as a target
Passing by head in the sky as hard heads try out barking
Not a problem, that nonsense is empty like my attention
I’m good on all of that by not [...]