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Summer Friend
05:56
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Something went wrong at birth. It has been made right. Summer friend come home. We have letters to arrange. You have stories to tell me. I have this time for you. Let’s laugh. Let’s play. Something went wrong at birth. It has been made right.
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Half
07:00
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Deep breath. You’re changing colors. Sit still. You’re withered and frail. Attached to apparatuses. You’re life is plugged in. Sun, don’t give off too much heat. Moon, make the cold dark night brief. Florida, keep my friend in good care. Atmosphere, fill his lungs with clean air. One half of a physical heart. The wholeness is intangible. Why did You keep the other half from him? Let him live long. Let him grow strong. One half of a physical heart. The wholeness is intangible.
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Visitor
03:07
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These walls don’t hold me; they hold me in. I started with a sick stomach. It has always been this way. All of the people made me feel little. I couldn’t remember anybody’s name. The new silence was a good thing. But I miss my family, and I miss my dog. Not really sure what I’m supposed to be doing. I know I want to leave as soon as I can. Nothing happens. It’s all bad. Maybe Charlottesville is the best place for me, because I’m still waking up with a sick stomach. These walls don’t hold me; they hold me in.
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Made of Wood
03:27
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You almost died at our house. You almost died on our couch.
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Our Little Wind
07:35
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You came home today crying so hard. Ripped up everything you could find. Salt water trickled down Mom’s cheeks. She couldn’t feel what we know too well. As the thoughts loop in your head, throw one of me in with the rest. No one your age should feel so bad or need some pills to not feel sad. Don’t you dare ever think about trying to hurt yourself. What drawings would I hang? What games would we play? From the kitchen window, we watched you swing. A creative wind that follows no current. Our good Father knows what you need. Don’t compare. You are so special. The chemical imbalance that you named. The professionals that you see. They will soon be underground. Everything is balanced in the end. As the thoughts loop in your head, throw one of me in with the rest. No one your age should feel so bad or need some pills to not feel sad. Don’t you dare ever think about trying to hurt yourself. What drawings would I hang? What games would we play? As the thoughts loop in my head, I’ll throw one of you in with the rest. No one should ever feel so bad or need some pills to not feel mad. Don’t you dare ever think about running away from this house. What stories would I read? What colors would we see? There’s something wrong in your head. It has been made right. It is being made right. It will be made right. Take away her bad thoughts and bad dreams, and fill her mind with good thoughts and good dreams.
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David
04:17
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Is there a god, and if there is, who is he? Is there a god, and if there is, where is he? Is there a god, and if there is, what is he doing? Is there a god, and if there is, why don’t I feel it? I can’t believe everything I’m told, so tell me the truth before I grow old. Are we all mistaken? Silence is silence. You can’t give it meaning. Suffering is suffering. No one is healing. You are all mistaken. There’s not a god, and if there was, I would know him. There’s not a god, and if there was, he’d be here. There’s not a god, and if there was, he would save me. There’s not a god, and if there was, I would feel it. God, the truth of the matter is that You saved me long ago. But for this time I didn’t want to believe any of it. That was the worst decision I’ve ever made in my entire life. Yet, You left the ninety-nine on the hills in search of me. Yet, You left the ninety-nine on the hills and found me. Rejoice.
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From Missouri
05:21
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Anchored eyelids. Buoyant salt water. I live another life in my bed. Four pulsing waves closer together. I am awake to swallow water. Twice a day come night and morning. I open my eyes after a false death. Our bodies fell with our spirits. I have fallen to the ground. I am asleep. I want to know how it feels to be fully awake.
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You Are Taller Than Me
04:54
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Little brother, you’re so tall. Where did your blonde hair go? There are stories I’ll never hear, salt water I’ll never see. I left you in a dying house, made the weekends about me. Health was hiding inside your body, laughing alone without a sound. I am a worm just like you, living in the same shit, with a Gardener who uses it all for growth beautiful and tall. Your friends are away. You should come up here and stay. Learn to be alone. I want you to come back home. Come back home. I am your brother. Learning how to act like it. I am your friend. I want to be a better one.
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The Caretaker
07:30
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We keep getting sicker, waiting for something good to happen, while you’re taking care of everyone by yourself. You can’t do it all. You have to slow down. I’ve never seen you in the desert. You were always the one who showed me the way out. Now my questions have become yours. Where is He in your aching joints? Where is He in a car crash? You can’t find Him. You don’t want to. It is good to have you back, but you are not all the way better. Don’t understate these events. It has been a whole lot. You need rest. Receive His peace. It’s a gift to see the world in all its brokenness, showing us we’re only a breath away. We keep getting sicker, waiting for something good to happen, while you’re taking care of everyone by yourself. You can’t do it all. You have to slow down. Consider it pure joy, my mother, as you face trials of many kinds. We are called to eternal glory after we suffer for a little while.
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The Catcher
06:15
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My son that I love, from before you could walk I knew your knees would decay at this time. I do not expect you to understand. I’m only asking you to trust me. I never left you alone, no, not for one second. I was there as you slept. I was there when you wept. I brought you down so low. You needed to lose control. Rise to your feet, but always remember the time you could not. We take every step together. Rise to your feet, but always remember the time you could not. It does not end here. I love you more than that.
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Raintree Richmond, Virginia
Blake, Gavin, Pete, Drew and Brent.
Almost Pop from Central Virginia.
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