Song of the Day: 7/4 Shoreline - Broken Social Scene
He has stupid freckles that aren't always there when he needs them to be. He's got this ring on his finger that's silver, and it helps him remember. He always wanted to be a firefighter.
He has a face that's bald, a crooked smile and worn out eyelids, He stares to long sometimes.
His mouth is the sea, frothy and dark. It could swallow you whole. His eyes are wandering like the clouds under gray skies. He walks like he's got Michigan in the rear view mirror. He'll cuss every now and then, and it bugs the shit out of some people. He is unannounced and unproclaimed like sage brush under a redwood tree. His silence is as loud as thunderclaps and he knows it.
He'll take the words out of your mouth at the very moment you need them. He'll walk right through the walls you try to hide behind because he thinks It's his job.
He is a walking contagion, spreading his disease of the heart quick like cracks in ice.
He prays for heaven's floor to break, just so a little light can come down on his dark shoulders, to keep the dark marks under his eyes from becoming permanent.
He is scared of being forgotten.
Love, Alex
"He is unannounced and unproclaimed like sage brush under a redwood tree. His silence is as loud as thunderclaps and he knows it."
ReplyDeleteLove it, love you, stealing it.
Seriously, totally wanna marry you and your words.
Long-short distance relationship? Yeah. Pretty much.
"He prays for heaven's floor to break, just so a little light can come down on his dark shoulders, to keep the dark marks under his eyes from becoming permanent."
ReplyDeleteStolen.
"His eyes are wandering like the clouds under gray skies. He walks like he's got Michigan in the rear view mirror." Okay, this is 50% genius, 50% lovely. Imma write this down and then read it more than once.
ReplyDelete"His mouth is the sea, frothy and dark. It could swallow you whole."
ReplyDeleteI don't know. I liked this a lot. Your writing is really vivid.
"He prays for heaven's floor to break"
ReplyDeleteDo you even know how many people favor your blog above all others?
"He'll take the words out of your mouth at the very moment you need them" stolen. i love this post. and your blog, its brilliant.
ReplyDeleteI'm not even in your class. I stumbled across this little number, and I have no idea how. Needless to say, I wasn't angry about it. I absolutely love how you create an image in my mind with this post. I don't know why, but I smiled when you swore. I don't care what anyone says, swearing will always be funny.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the point is: I liked this post.