"We watched for it here, the windows fell away, But the city's halogen haze had floated in to stay."
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COMET
Shouldn't
have tried looking for it in the city,
The
lights were too bright -- we missed it.
While
the body burned, was stripped, and soaring,
The
comet slowly dissolved its heart.
The
lights were too bright, we missed it.
The
apartment was too small for us, even with the high ceilings.
The
comet slowly dissolved its heart.
We
watched for it here, the windows fell away.
The
apartment was too small for us, even with the high ceilings.
We
could have driven to the country to see it better.
We
watched for it here, the windows fell away,
But
the city's halogen haze had floated in to stay.
We
could have driven to the country to see it better,
We
had a few hours yet before it passed.
But
the city's halogen haze had floated in to stay,
And
this argument was already bigger than both of us.
We
had a few hours yet before it passed.
We
sat there on the couch in a lavender shell
And
this argument was already bigger than both of us.
Gas
would compress to stone, a new star.
We
sat there on the couch in a lavender shell,
While
the body burned, was stripped, and soaring.
Gas
would compress to stone, a new star.
Shouldn't
have tried looking for it in the city.
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