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1893
It was just a fluke that I happened to see
The ghost of a girl in 1893
I didn't think much of her, tried to ignore
But then she came 'round in 1894
A spirit was not something that I had wanted
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Papercuts
Did you know that, when you wrote me, I was made of papercuts
That I was ink and glue and wax but mostly, I was papercuts
Did you know that, when you read me, I am made of memories
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When Mother's Hands Were Magic
Do you remember when your mother's hands were magic?
When they looked like hands
Smelled like hands
Felt soft and calloused and strong like hands but weren't like your hands because
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Whitesteeple
The church had seen horrors beyond its wildest comprehension. It had seen plague, townspeople blistering at the mouth, boils erupting over their palms. -
The Picket Line
I was born on the picket line
Banner in one fist, rattle in the other
My body wasn't, of course
But my spirit
She came out kicking and crying and singing
I was born on the picket line -
I Dreamt It
The truth is
I dreamt of those ships
Long before the brig was barred
The wheel was spun
The sails were hoisted
I dreamt of that ship, pine and cotton dancing across my tongue
I do not mourn the sailors
Loves
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1893
It was just a fluke that I happened to see
The ghost of a girl in 1893
I didn't think much of her, tried to ignore
But then she came 'round in 1894
A spirit was not something that I had wanted
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Papercuts
Did you know that, when you wrote me, I was made of papercuts
That I was ink and glue and wax but mostly, I was papercuts
Did you know that, when you read me, I am made of memories
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When Mother's Hands Were Magic
Do you remember when your mother's hands were magic?
When they looked like hands
Smelled like hands
Felt soft and calloused and strong like hands but weren't like your hands because
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Trying to get over writer's block
I cannot write
That is called a blockage
It's also hard to speak right now and
That is called a talkage
I wished upon a star last night
That's what I'd call hope
And then watched it burst into flame -
Understanding
You will not understand me
So don't begin to try
I am if the moon was square
And fish swam in the sky
Don't try to understand me
Please do not raise my heart
It will make it that much harder when
It has to break apart