The Birdcage and the Barstool
Friday, June 1, 2018
Lost
Lost
by M. F. B. Porter
My head is spinning and
I’m beginning to lose myself.
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Who Are You?
Who Are You?
by M. F. B. Porter
“Who are you?” she demands.
Silence.
My throat is dry.
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Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds
by M. F. B. Porter
Stuck in this world, divided
I’m trapped from everyone
and they’re trapped from me.
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Mint Chocolate Chip
Mint Chocolate Chip
by M. F. B. Porter
Your favorite ice cream
brings it all back and
reminds you of when you were a kid
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The View from Here (A Lyric)
The View From Here
(a lyric)
by M. F. B. Porter
From where I stand on this rooftop,
The view is quite different from the ground.
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Dozen's Deep (A Day in the Life)
Dozen’s Deep (A Day in the Life)
by M. F. B. Porter
A day in the life
A dime a dozen
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You'll Be the Death of Me
You’ll Be the Death of Me
by M. F. B. Porter
I knew when I saw his ghostly white blonde hair
That he would be the death of me.
His effervescent skin
His charm and debonair
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Sometimes, Anyway
Sometimes, Anyway
by M. F. B. Porter
If I could rip my heart out and
hold it in my hand,
sometimes I think
I’d cut out the pieces of you.
After so long, why does
so much of it belong to you,
anyway?
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Precipice
Precipice
by M. F. B. Porter
Standing in this void
surrounded by stars
I feel closer to the
truth than i’ve ever been.
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Postcard Love
Postcard Love
by M. F. B. Porter
It was sitting in my mailbox,
from a few days past-
a stamp in the corner
all the way from Belfast.
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Poisonous
Poisonous
by M. F. B. Porter
Poison in my heart
Poison in my brain
Poison in my blood
Poison in my veins
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Like the Wind
Like the Wind
by M. F. B. Porter
“Like the Wind” -- You call me.
Did you think I would sound like the wind?
Did you think that the wind would somehow embody my spirit?
Is my spirit like the wind?
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Lighthouse on the Water
Lighthouse on the Water
by M. F. B. Porter
Lighthouse
On the water
Shining it’s
Narrow light
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Inferno
Inferno
by M. F. B. Porter
Staring at the sun
So brilliant and bright
As its rays shine down
Pure golden light
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Lucina
Lucina
by M. F. B. Porter
Part 1
I once knew a girl who I loved at first sight
Who had raven hair as dark as the night
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Elevator
Elevator
by M. F. B. Porter
Ding.
I walk on, surrounded by people
Who look more or less
Like me
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Don't Fear the Reaper
Don’t Fear the Reaper
by M. F. B. Porter
You watch me die
With that wicked smile
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Cut the Pieces
Cut the Pieces
by M. F. B. Porter
My heart is left in winter
When it should’ve turned to spring
And I don’t know what to do
With this life I’m living
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Angel of Grace
Angel of Grace
by M. F. B. Porter
People change their minds
Tears are shed
People gain binds
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A Desk Full of Things
A Desk Full of Things
by M. F. B. Porter
Dark cherry wood
With four sturdy legs
Carved and ornate
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City
City
By M. F. B. Porter
A bright red bus drives down the street
While people shuffle and cars beep
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Muse
Muse
By M. F. B. Porter
Muse,
Oh dear, Muse
What have you to say?
I need your sweet words
Yesterday and today
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Go To Hell (Angels & Demons)
Go To Hell (Angels & Demons)
By M. F. B. Porter
Beneath the surface
of every tortured soul
there lie two key components:
two halves of a whole
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Dark Horizon
Dark Horizon
By M. F. B. Porter
I walk along a cold beach,
The sand grainy and rough,
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Daddy
Daddy
By M. F. B. Porter
I remember you when I hear
planes fly overhead
I remember you hugged and kissed me
off to my bed
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This Life of Mine
This Life of Mine
By M. F. B. Porter
What a beautiful thing it is, to have loved
a rose bloomed in the spring
the breeze carrying a dove
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Scorched
Scorched
M. F. B. Porter
A dark tree, looming
Overhead, ashen with black
Leaves, charred over with
Death. Doom shadowing all hope
And no light reaches my eyes.
Why?
Why?
By M. F. B. Porter
Why do I try so hard to please you?
Why do you do you never call?
Why do I try to see you?
Why do you never see me at all?
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Drift Off Into Your World of Dreams
Drift Off Into Your World of Dreams
A Lullaby
Drift off into your world of dreams
Where things are sweet
And you are safe
Set sail across those foreign seas
Where life soars high
And quests await
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A Land Called Elsewhere
A Land Called Elsewhere
by M. F. B. Porter
There is a place that I go,
Though I don’t know the way
In a minute of an hour
Of-- I don’t know the day.
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