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what of it i did not save

from burier in the tidelands by Justin Lawson

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in a way i am nothing
just a hand open hand to the clouds

in a way i'm with all things
head high

on the day i was 19
signed my name to some land from afar

never knew i was lightning
a white fire

dear father, i won't take anymore if you say
your silence gives it away

clear openings, i tear you out from the sky
burned offerings to the sty

in the stream the fire dies
that saw its mirror in wild eyes

on my way to higher ground
the snow drowns

give the forest its last name
laying fence between its glades

there's lives that wander
and those that stay circling

first you kill the flood
then you stem the blood

first you plow the ground
then you find the route

first you kill the bugs
then you fill your lungs

first you plant the seeds
filling up the graves

dear mother, i can't hear you anymore these days
so often, i just see space

white ocean, you'll bury me with the hay
or what of it i did not save

in the road the wires lie
struck by something, the stormy night

there's gales that travel
and those that stay circling

in a way i am nothing
just a hand open hand filling up

in a way i'm with all things
bent down

on the day i was 90
said your name in a wood full of sound

on my way up the long stream
to wild ground

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from burier in the tidelands, released December 23, 2018

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