Alec Benjamin - Dopamine Addict

neon hums loud  
silver lake’s pretend stars blink  
camera clicks  
painted smile cracks at the seam  
mama whispers  
from tokyo through tiny wires  
“kyoto waits”  
i cradle the word like tea  

they call me mad  
to drop a glittering name  
city cages  
velvet ropes tighten like vines  
i pack hush up  
a notebook, one cotton dream  
midwest sky yawns  
wide enough to swallow doubt  

dusty roads call  
with a shy curl of their finger  
i answer soft  
bare feet in second-hand shoes  
diner bell rings  
a counter older than rain smiles  
coffee steams kind  
washing yesterday’s mask away  

here i relearn  
how to sit without a pose  
pages flutter  
like white moths seeking porch light  
steam from my cup  
writes short stories on the glass  
seasons stroll past  
wearing cardigans of calm  

strangers’ kind eyes  
hold me gentler than mirrors  
their “how are you”  
feels like quilts just out the dryer  
i answer slow  
each word a seed in new soil  
the girl i lost  
peeks out from behind my sigh  
 
evening leans close  
big sky presses pink to cheek  
i let her stay  
there is room here for every self  
old names drift off  
balloons slipping small fingers  
midwest dusk folds  
me into its quiet lap

Midwest Dusk by Lori Yamamoto

Alec Benjamin - Pretending

Alec Benjamin - My Mothers Eyes

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this song is a story about one of my heroes who really let me down .. 

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Death of a Hero

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Annabelle's Homework

Alec Benjamin - Together We'll Fall

Journey to the Lowest Place on Earth

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The Book of You & I 

The Book of You & I

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These Two Windows 

Alamo

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