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Feed her

My fingertips scratch at the wind for answers
Not yet
Still realizing that Grace
Sweet swelling of my heart
Warm all over
Oxymoronic babies begging for my name
Attention ain't my mommy
And my daddy's genes are only shown on Sunday with a smile
Oh how one day I'm sure the sun will
Decide it is hungry
Would you offer her a meal
Provide your flesh and
let her spit out your bones
you'll say as tears rang out
Thank goodness I'm no longer cold
Reminiscing on fingers
Some winters ago
Burned on the fire you started

My fingertips scratch at the wind for answers Not yet Still realizing that Grace Sweet swelling of my heart Warm all over Oxymoronic babies begging for my name Attention ain't my mommy And my daddy's genes are only shown on Sunday with a smile Oh ...

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