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Hangman

from Clouds by Cree Sullivan

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You came to me in honesty,
And I bent my knee,
Watching tireless-still as you shed your leaves.

The words you said they soaked my mind,
But it's hard to find,
Trickier prose to amplify.

You let your ink fly true, and you strummed with such conviction,
You left me torn in shreds on the floor.
Wanting more.

When I heard your name,
Getting set aflame,
On the lips of a stranger curled with disdain.

I found it hard not to turn and glare,
At the foul doctrinaire,
But a crowded condemnation kept me stifling my stare.

Must be so hard to watch which words, you decide to leave on paper,
With the gallows casting shadows on your pen.
You stop, start again.

But hang on hangman,
Let your voice span.
The noose tie flies wild,
When your tongue gets twisted.

A thousand throats can hold a tune,
Given time and room,
And an audience composed of a friendly few.

And a million more can write a score,
Using fifths and fourths,
Filling pages with pleasantly sonorous chords.

Out of these a small percent are adored by the masses,
So safe to force restraint and play the odds.

I heard it tonight from a respected source,
That your overshoot was vulgar and unnerving.
But me and my friends think it's the best one yet,
So don't you lose hope.
We're sawing at the rope.

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from Clouds, released September 28, 2013

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Cree Sullivan Detroit, Michigan

Bluesy/groovy singer songwriter living in the Detroit area. Book me for gigs: promise I'm vaccinated.

Also check out all the angsty prog rock I released in college.

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