Bop Pop 367 - "Break"

i’m never too far from the edge
where i’m living i’ve hidden my heart from my own head

five baby raccoons
fill two lanes of the road 
my car brakes to a slow crawl 
the mother watches her eyes all

like diamonds, like lazers,
breaking moonlight into moments,
a poem, the staggering truth that
i’m my own opponent
these rodents, so potent

this life floats like a balloon 
toward the ever creeping sun
i reach for the string but

i recently googled that i might be
avoidant
the fears that coat me like a blanket
so heavy
like a treasure chest
of possibility

the lake gets warmer each year
mosquitos follow me with dedication,
i am theirs near and dear
my notebook fallow as i
chase evening heat to morning sunrise  

i watch life fade away
lost faith that being great
is anything more
than running away

i watch life fade away
i watch life fade away

EVER CREEPING SUN

To Forge

You feed a hand that bites
You know this isn't right
But you never learned to fight
Cause your dad wasn't there

Day folds into night
While you thumb the knife
Scheming up a way
that you can get some blood from stone

Yeah, you seem to think
You need another drink
But you're just washing down
The thoughts you think that you don't want

Sell me something good
I need to feel it
Tell me all the ways
I can maximize my luck

Give me a break
Why is it that you only take
From the poor
My heart can't take this anymore

I got a money tree
Trapped inside this seed
But the powers that be
can't foresee the verdant leaves

It's a travesty
The way we're made to leave
our hearts at the door while we
Sell our time for finder's fees

I need to get some air
I know that life isn't fair
But I just need a second
So that I can catch my breath

There's a millionaire
Underneath the stairs
He's eating beans while waiting
for his kids to disappear

Give me a break
Why is it that you only take
From the poor
My heart can't take this anymore

Broke

I made this song for Bop Pop, a weekly songwriting challenge. This week's theme was "Break."

Celestial Jailbreak

waking up with a burn in my heart
what a feverish perception to start (the day)
somewhere in my dreams
i have let my heart close

effervescent
opportunity
unfurling folds 
rising inside of me 
they look in to taste
i gloss over 
ever ascent ing to break 
out 

in my hand heart looks out
relieved to be sought again/be seen again
opening up to let the love flow out

effervescent
opportunity
unfurling folds 
rising inside of me 
they look in to taste
i beam over 
ever ascent ing to break 
m0re

Break m0re

I upload songs on here for a song-a-week songwriting challenge called Bop Pop

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Celestial Jailbreak

Bayindir (2021-2025)