Beating Like a Barking Dog

from HOME AND BACK AGAIN by Richard Laviolette and byron

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Lately, my heart's been beating like a barking dog
The spit from the flickering flame has left me disarmed
Lately, my heart's been empty as a hollow log
The glow hangs by the belly of a cloud over where you are

Lately, it seems I'm tired and I don't know why
Weeds get uprooted and dirt gets tossed aside
Dandelion, milkweed and motherwort
Sometimes worthless weeds will store medicine deep inside

Lately, I mourn the loss of what was once my home
I've seen you wander through the house and stay up late up night
You are bug a lonely vampire
Some creatures cannot hide their past no matter how they try

You came from the land of the government
Where people get in petty fights and don't mean what they meant
Your words are minced meat and double speak
Your curse will be to live your days in your own company

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from HOME AND BACK AGAIN, released August 1, 2014

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