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When Tides Recede
The dawn awoke
We found ourselves
In each other's eyes
Free from all alibis
Her arms and legs
Wrap around me
I give up all fears
Of intimacy
We remove our tainted scabs
Retreat from the world
A private womb is formed
Despite odds against us
Two jaded romantics
Drew Marshall__
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Something about Love on Election Eve
I don't see any love around
It was abandoned in the lost and found
No one came to claim it
They got rid of it soon enough
The constitution?
What's it to you?
Licks and riffs in a former major key
With tragic minor counterpoints
For tension and release
Thrown in to resolve
Quite unnaturally
Drew Marshall
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At Memories End
When did age and responsibilities get in the way?
The future melts into the past
Precious memories
Experiences that won't come again
A tale to be told
For every crack in your face
Every grey hair
When you welcomed dissonance, not silence
When unlimited horizons
Filled every pore
My unqualified desire
Is no longer coin of the realm
The dreams of this ancient youth
Sunk swiftly, into the sewers of antiquity
I kiss temptation's wreckage
With a merciless love
Dusty rhythms arrive
At memories end
Under the guise, of cloudy dreams
Drew Marshall__
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Requiem for a Planet
Polar cap melting
Sea levels rising
We were unprepared
For changes to the atmosphere
It was the coldest summer in history
Followed by the warmest winter
There would ever be
Hearts were empty
Minds were barren
Souls couldn't pretend
There would be a harvest again
The bombing increased
The ruins piled up
We headed for the hills
Dead winds blew amok
Planet Earth was out of luck
Drew Marshall__
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Morning Rush
The young woman swiftly sailed past me
On Monday morning streets
Covered with snow and ice
From yesterday's storm
A cup of coffee in her right hand
A smart phone in the other
She walked briskly towards the subway
Coffee continually spilling out from the cup
She gave her undivided attention to the device
The girl traversed the slippery sidewalks
Wearing those pointed toe
High heeled shoes
On her beleaguered and bewildered feet
Her undivided attention given to the device
An accident waiting to happen
Women will bear the burden
Of wearing uncomfortable shoes
Just as men will not tolerate them
Drew Marshall__
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