Ink from Young Volcanoes by Zac Clark

we aim for progress but we’re met with complications,
and whether it’s to face or cover up, we smile.
the sign by the ocean house says “closed for renovations,”
but there’s been a demolition and we’re all just in denial.

i sleep in a room with relics of something i pushed through.
once cluttered with condolences, it’s empty now.
the things we convince ourselves are temporary renew,
and it’s time, i think, that we let the ink dry out.

i’ve got tattoos of the past
and i am kicking up sand with your ghost,
cause i’m never more alive than when you’re close.
so i’ll keep sand between these pages
when i’m retreating from the coast
to keep a little bit of you with me when i am needing you the most.

i just thought i’d let you know that i see something good ahead.
i just thought i'd let you know that i see something good:

• Rock
• beard rock
• indie
• pop
• space country
• Burlington