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i've been thinking

i've been thinking that i would like to live with the trees

and the ocean

yeah

the ocean

in a little house painted all yellow

a shallow pond with tadpoles 

and our souls sleeping together

under covers in the weather. 

must be getting on dinnertime 'cause 

the sun's going down (there's no clock in this town)

you cook fish freshly caught

the cat brought a dead bird to our doorstep this morning

'i buried the poor thing in the backyard,' made a cross with twigs

as the cat licked his lips. 

you smile as you sprinkle pepper over our feast

i want to hear your day through your lips

what you fixed, what you wrote and what you learned

did you burn your finger again on the soldering iron?

hold still

don't move

i'll kiss it for you.

yeah

i've been thinking

that i would like to live with the trees

with the ocean

with you

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