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There are words to which we all cling
Their meanings escape us, their graces
are well-lived-in blind fantasies.
Existing for their vague caresses.
Matted to the rafters they hang -
All heavy with memory, with mildew.
Ageing like a royal family,
Just praying to glean absolute truth.

Does this wisdom transcend both love and hate?
Are we finally through the looking glass?
Have you weighed up infinite possibilities-
All things that soon shall come to pass?

Being salient sounds quite fun -
Comprehensible and sarcastic.
Wearing some kind of social crown
Build me up,
Build me up,
Build me up,
Burn it down.

Does this wisdom transcend both love and hate?
Are we finally through the looking glass?
Is it more than I should dare to contemplate -
These things that soon shall come to pass?

Why does time sneak by at an alarming rate,
When shadows dance at half the pace?
Does the sword haunt the pen eternally,
Or can words bring post-mortal reprieve?

I'd be lying if I said I
Didn't wish that I could be more earnest.
Maybe there's some hope in that line,
And in itself it fulfils that purpose.

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from Caterwaul, released October 16, 2020

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The sporadic solo project of Tom Fraser, aged 29, just over 6 foot tall.

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