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Her Favorite Poem

from Heart With Tears by David Houston

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Her favorite poem
Was lost many years ago
Misplaced or forgotten somehow
We'll never really know
Her favorite poem

Though tragically flawed
Her memory still clings
To bits and pieces
Old broken glass and worn-out string
Though tragically flawed


Pen to paper
Every word finds a place to hide
Every image disappears
Vanished with the tide
Pen to paper

She might recite for you
A verse maybe a few lines
Never together though
Never at the same time
She might recite for you

What stormy night is this
Where she has come to rest
What demons torment her soul
She will not confess
What stormy night it this

The fires burn
The flame says that he
He is the only one
The Adam to her Eve
The fires burn

Her favorite poem
Was it really so long ago
Young lovers danced beneath the moon
Bodies aglow
Her favorite poem

Old faded photographs
Found in a book of dreams
Reveals nothing
Except time is so extreme
Old faded photographs

Distorted rumors
Facts that lead nowhere
Faulty information
Dissolves the truth that once was there
Distorted rumors

Is there no end
To this madness caused by grief
Illusion takes its bloody toll
And gives back no relief
Is there no end

No safe harbor
No rewrite within sight
Her naked longing screams
Through this cold and desperate night
No safe harbor

The final word
One last bitter root to share
Is there no hope for someone
Swimming in despair
The final word

The final word

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from Heart With Tears, released November 11, 2000
Drums: Matt McCord, Bass: Larry Tagg & Erik Kleven, Spoken Word: Ruebi Freyja

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