WTC Poem Lyrics

well your arms hang parallel to the curtainsyour gaze falls perpendicular to the flooryou resign yourself to the hurtingthe lines in your brow are deeper than beforedon't misunders...Read Full Lyrics

the subway car smells like an animal's cageand don't you feel like the captain riding in a rage?oh the city's sweet as cider sours with agethe toss between fear and freedomlooking ...Read Full Lyrics

susan is a connotationat less than arms lengthshe has the strength of an opinionher promises are like the night overcastlike the stars she doesn't showand when she does, she doesn'...Read Full Lyrics

do you ever wonderwhen the damage will be done?do you ever feellike one times one times one?do your eyes scrape the pavementas you shuffle from the sun?does your breath walk behind...Read Full Lyrics

on the underside of your salutationi can hear you turning inwardhello is such a thin wordyou're going to have to hide double-time from me'cause i read our poetry, and i can see whe...Read Full Lyrics

he was a handsome musicianbut he had an ugly scaryou could not see it on himbut you could hear it when he played guitarnaked and nervous silencetherefore conversation to abusestood...Read Full Lyrics

for lee i'm cementbut behind the buttons on my blouse my heart is bent between fair weather and a woman who may never bea woman who would be meor the smell of women with a recipeal...Read Full Lyrics

the warmth of north main streetshows me how i took myself throughillogical landscapes with youscribbling on napkins in foreign portsall sorts of sidewalks i don't traverse anymorea...Read Full Lyrics

you are listening to the phone ringlike a church bell sounding out the hourand the ringingcuts the silence like a knifeleaving little pieces left of your lifeyou are watching the n...Read Full Lyrics

the windwas applauding my passing your house how tempting, i keep your key still on my ringi have half a mind to open the gatehow easy to climb your fire escapes of steelso familia...Read Full Lyrics