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baysideravens

South Of Here

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A population of thirty thousand

Unpaved road and adobe houses

Smoke dances around the backyard

The clay oven devours wooden ships

Scorching sailors burn and jump to white sea

Their screams crackle in the wind

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God bubbles over in laughter as he watches from above

Laughs until he spills all over his black and charred frame

The sounds of his voice a fragrant aroma

lips impatient for its taste

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Windows open unto grandma's rose garden

Afternoon air smells of rain in the distance

Soon wisps of cotton candy will hunt the warmth away

Weeping tears crash against the aluminum ceiling

Each drop lulls me home

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Posted Mar 23, 2022, 1:42 AM UTC · edited

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trinit1y•

reading this felt like a childhood memory or feverish dream. you described a place I could imagine so easily. reading it was so smooth and intriguing with every line.

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baysideravensOP•

Thank you, its based on some of my childhood memories. Im glad you enjoyed it :)

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