insulated heart from appreciates you. by joseph biss

shored up the plow
covered the shield
then awoke to a centimeter
a heart so big
a friend wouldn’t stop
a wake so large
two graves in need

add another
sorrow song
leaving my lips
with a smile
for emphasis
check my rings
for emphasis
check my smile

my wife and i
shared a laugh
it’s getting time
i write my own
sunset shrubbery
a son set on autophagy

add another
sorrow song
leaving my lips
with a smile
for emphasis
check my rings
for emphasis
check my smile

you check my rings
you check my smile
i check my rings
i check my smile
we check my rings
we’re checking my smile
you check my rings
i check my smile

lock up the dogs
hide the bottle
said “i can’t breath”
“call for help”
they let it ring
five times
i thought the fault
was mixings ones for nines

add another
sorrow song
leaving my lips
with a smile
for emphasis
check my rings
for emphasis
check my smile

still cracking jokes
at a time like this
told a funeral man
my excavation plans
he said “sorry sir”
“we’re here to help”
“there’s no fixing’ that”
“such an ugly mug”

add another
sorrow song
leaving my lips
with a smile
for emphasis
check my rings
for emphasis
check my smile

you check my rings
you check my smile
i check my rings
i check my smile
we check my rings
we’re checking my smile
i check my rings
you check my smile

• Folk
• Spoken Word
• folk
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• spoken word
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