THE LAST GUEST TO MY DARKEST PLACE
Poem By: Billy Alsbrooks
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From the jump
From the moment the light destroyed the black
The fate of her storm led me away
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Before the do-over
Before the second first impression
Sweetness was at the end of my death
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Beautiful fools pretending to be ice cream
Neapolitan souls living mixed dreams
I still find pieces of her in my every waking moment
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A hundred other girls in a hundred other worlds
None could find a happy death
None could find a deeper breath
We drowned in a desert of hope
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As the words were spoken
The gate of stars opened
And all of heaven sung your name
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Under currents in a dry river bed
Questions burning from the soft words you said
Our waves the answer in a world still guessing
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A million lessons
I’m grateful
A million lessons
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Our bed full of contradictions
Minor people with major issues
I board the circus train to hear your confessions
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A million blessings
I’m grateful
A million blessings
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Anything is possible in an age of anxiety
The space between us and the gap between society
Hold the candle as if I was still yours
Hold the candle as if I was still yours
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You are the last guest to my darkest place
When will mercy again show her face
I guess my guilt is just too much for your innocence
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You promised to never leave me
But being this close is killing me
For our love is the house at the bottom of the sea
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Bury the dead so our lips can live again
Rob the world so we’ll have something to give again
I am the silent scream no one heard
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A double life in a single room
Lovers lucky enough to live on a dying moon
Hold the candle as if I was still yours
Hold the candle as if I was still yours
The last guest to my darkest place…
