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Shallow Roots

from Seeds by Thrift Store Talent

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i was wrong
we were sown
we were processed
tossed out, watered and grown

in the same
row of grain
where your father
and brother would dance for rain

and it's still all we know
so we dance with our eyes closed

shallow roots

when the wind
broke your stem
i stood near you
and promised the pain would end

wrapping 'round
your flaccid gown
holding tightly
and humming your favorite sound

i still see the light
that turned you to dust

the past has passed but passes slow
you want to leave but can't let go
a dying breed; a hidden tome
we live our days a crumbling home

we filled the holes and blended the seams
to make us pretty; to make us clean
we built a fence for ivy veins
to help forget our dirty names

we hid from the snapping birds and bees
peeking out from piles of browning leaves
we knew our time had come but couldn't bear
every fractured breath we clinged to air

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from Seeds, released March 30, 2014

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