I could live without the ties I’ve tried all my life to save
here’s what I’ll do
I’ll run right to the edge
let it break into water
and become large
then go to a place
anyplace that you can hear your heart.
here
they’ll be so many flowers here
trees are crowned with stars here
where the blackbirds are
that’s where I’ll find what I’ve been looking for
I know in the dark
a place where the wildest flowers grow
and never are they hiding
in the quiet, stark night
there’s still a glow
from the blue light
of a moon, like a marble arc
and right where it breaks up reminds me
of the fragile parts
and right there
they’ll be so many flowers there
trees are crowned with stars where
the blackbirds are
that’s where I’ll find what I’ve been looking for
is it safe to go this far
through where it aches to find
where the flowers are
I’ll go wherever there are
all these flowers
the trees are crowned with stars wherever
the blackbirds are
that’s where I’ll find
some of what I’ve been looking for
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