Melting

from The Dead Flowers by Tom Carlson

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Spending a cold winter afternoon with oneself.

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Melt into the corner 
Melt into this mess
by the closet picking out my clothes 
as I undress

Sinking feeling in my eyes 
when the sun sets at 4, its not much a surprise 

Empties in the snow
aluminium shell where the flowers'll grow 
Sitting cold on the stoop 
narrow steps my lonely coop 

I gave in and started to smoke 
watching old movies where the good guys croak 
the days grow short my hair is grows tall
This gross routine so gets banal

we watched westerns a long time ago 
pairing trail mix with my mom’s bordeaux 
but how I miss the way my eyes would glean 
what I romantic I was at 17 

Cigarette butts everywhere 
dirty shirt and oily hair 
I miss the old Romances 
I miss all the old dances 
Empties in the snow -ow 
aluminium shell where the flowers'll grow 
Sitting cold on the stoop 
narrow steps my lonely coop 

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from The Dead Flowers, released February 14, 2019

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Tom Carlson Manchester, New Hampshire

Tom Carlson is a genderqueer songwriter and performer from New Hampshire. This is the site for all of their original music.

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