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Empty and Opaque

from human, therefore no by Rowan Lewis

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Written after Entry #76.
Jay and Alex.

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I thought
That I was going to find you and not know what to say
I thought
That we’d be shaken up and broken, but we’d be okay

Like glass in a box
In the backseat of a car
We’ve smashed open
And lost important parts
I can’t put myself back together
Because I’ve lost the shards
I’m not sure what can fill the gap
That losing you made large

Do I
Still try to find you, when I know that you’ve gone?
Do I
live and run and carry on, from what I couldn’t salvage you from?

Like vases in the light
Standing empty and opaque
Used to be clear, but
A thin film of dust will take
Any transparency
Showing who we used to be
Can I travel back to then
So you won’t ever leave?

I thought
That you were most important, but you weren’t even mine
I thought
That those who kept me from you were better left behind

But I’ve made mistakes
And I don’t know if they can be undone
I wonder if forgiveness
Is something I can rerun
On a screen showing you and I
And that horrible look in your eyes --

Like fragmented glass,
You have to be handled with care
We’ve smashed open
Certainly beyond repair.

I thought
And nowadays I tend not to think

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from human, therefore no, released October 2, 2015

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I'm a 20-something songwriter from the UK. These are the things I record in my living room.

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