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I've Seen Myself Invisible
I’ve seen myself invisible
Sitting in the station
Everything was me and I was nothing
Holding my breath but—down, down, down
Drowning in the waves of sidewalks and the rivers of road
Where do they all go when nighttime becomes fake,
And I know it should be day,
Callused East ignores the boy
In the Blood red turtleneck
Saying hello to eternity,
The cars passing in the night
Through the deafening silence
Of the travelers’ conscious—
Being a liar doesn’t make you a lie
Truth is for reality
Not life.
Innocence is falling
Like the leaves on the trees on the street
Outside
Fake trees on the inside
Buildings made of depression smell of unwashed despair
Under chocolate-coated vitamin skies
I can’t swallow the world
The World was made for the gray-flannel suit
Gold monogrammed luggage, leather
Play the game,
Not for kids who whistle symphonies
Looks an idiot, a bore, probably is
Real princes
Say f*** it but hope symphonies last forever
I saw myself invisible
Surrounded by ghosts whispering
Half-finished lies
That I knew were the truth
Saying it’s gone, he’s gone, she’s gone,
But still I drown into the past
Falling
Landing in the arms of what I wish I had done, said
You can’t go back, of course you can
All you have to do is find the same horse, wild-eyed and
You’re back reaching…
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