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Just woke up and I realized,
that in a fairly short period of time, I've crossed
at least three lines /

but still, it's you I find hovering, forcibly reentering
my mind / so it seems I gotta find a way to free
myself completely from this bind /

my conscience tells my heart that its about time,
that I gotta sober up but I only feel worse,
after all of this trying / lying to myself,
like it'll change what I'm feeling /

struggling to hold up walls and facades cuz the truth
is so unappealing / and part of this truth is,
desire is such an unruly beast /
and until its satisfied, it never really sleeps /

and presently I only sense that its power has increased
but it hasn't been fulfilled with anything
that it eats /

my precious,
live in parasite, leaving me emptier than when I started,
preying on everything in my sight /
everything out of reach /

confused about the who, Cupid or you, that's responsible
for this leech / if only I knew how to take the torch
that I keep for you and use the flame to send
this passenger beneath my feet /

jointly you and I approached the peak
of something we built, then you
beat a conspicuous retreat /
only to return when you felt fine, willfully blind
to things left behind, with me / forgotten and tattered
fantasies, joyous trips to lands that were never promised /

and while I'm being honest, I hate this place
but I don't know how I can escape or how in the wake
of those three lines, I wound up back at your place /

shamefully eager to once again share your space
and get one more glorious glimpse of your face /

hoping that something, somewhere between
or beneath us, lying in the ether, would change /

but this all remains strange /

you sleep and I,

lie

alone,

awake /

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from Echoes of Heartache (or The G​|​Exodus of Idiosyncrates), released January 6, 2015
Jake One (Prod.)

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Writing and performing spoken word poetry for over 15 years, vigorENvision, strongly believes in the power art has to connect people from all walks of life. Art has no limits and neither should we. EXPRESS. Using his heart and his mind to capture what he sees, to give it new life. iMagine/Create. Repeat. ... more

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