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Stillness of limbs
I am hardly what I say I am
I've imagined you
One hundred pennies underneath my tongue
And my soft dove heart grows stale at the thought of it

What I have to give is small
But at least I can admit it
The sum of it may add up
To your pin-pricked finger
Or the number of times I've dreamt it

This is me combing your hair
In the wrong direction
In the wrong direction
This is me mouthing words to you
From the longest distance
From the longest distance

I've buried you in copper mines
Nevermind
Nevermind
Nevermind
Nevermind

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smallwonderrobot On Mar 30, 2016

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