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Liz Durrett

Tied it up, tried to keep it inside, pushed it down, but it wants to rise Tied it up, tried to keep it inside, pushed it down, but it wants to rise Want

Hold up your hands, you?ve got nothing to shield you This one took all that you had It?s hard to say who?s been wrestled Or willingly gave it all, gave

There?s a gulf at the edge of the yard And the husk of a shed and a garden It?s the virus that swells in the grass It?s the ration that stays with the

If i could take it all apart and hold it still enough Then we could see exactly what is keeping this aloft On spite of all of this incessant circling

Creepy as kudzu Hides what it chokes Is it not beautiful Though morose You took a bed And then gutted your host But not hiding for long But not hiding

I thought today was the end It felt like a drug I had to slam myself and stare Hypnotic one Why must it always be that one day can change the rest That

I am standing right here by your baby We are breathing the same way I have taken a toll on your gracious Appetite for holding on And what, what can

A long time it?s been and you waited here so strong Hang on my friend and we?ll row out alone You know we don?t owe them anything at all You know you

I am a captive To myself to no one else We walk hand in hand Through dark hallways with no end I sit in his corner With my hands bound and my eyes closed