poltergeist

from slow standards by alas|one

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chasing the ghost of time into my thirties
it's early in the old world
girls hanging clothes on lines
stretched over stone streets splattered with sunshine
american dream shattered by lunch time
i guess last night i woke my wife screaming
poltergeist demon
spokes of bikes weaving through traffic
on bridges drawn like guns leaving
a soft middle for navy ships filled with seamen

a new, loose stitch in the fabric of awesome days
in a malaise but still in control
released on distillery row
see, everything we love is killing us slowly
and things we don't seem to be acting quicker

i guess last night i woke my wife screaming
poltergeist demon
spokes of bikes weaving
between parked cars in southeast
dream without peace
leave while mouthing some slogan
no steam locomotive
these pockets won't hold seam
i'm terrified of losing my keys to everything
let's go berry picking
and click through the haze hiding wyeast
the last few combinations failed
now i'll try these

late in the season
i find breathing easily the holy grail
leaves start completing scenes
on the slopes of trails in the columbia river gorge
you're sweaty and gorgeous
i will gladly give up the fortress
but want you to keep invading
keep up the pretense
smile through your teeth while seething and doing knee bends
at the last moment i will pull up the defense
the sun sets on us and pacific northwestern region
of the united states of love and allegiance!

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from slow standards, released March 2, 2015

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