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The World We Knew
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Canyon
They say you had a sense of humor
Well I could use a laugh right now
'Cause it's the ten thousandth night
I've tried to conjure you right
Were you a knight in shining armor
Or just a man who made a vow?
I look as hard as I can
I see the myth but not the man
Defined by your absence
As a dream by sleep
If I am the ground
You are the canyon
Bountiful, beautiful and deep
A man is more than his traces
I know, but I count anyway
The books in the den
The red fountain pen
And I still find your name in odd places
In tissue paper tucked away
A thin line of ink
It's like having just one drop to drink
An unacceptable fraction
Yet accept it I must
If I am the ground
You are the canyon
Gone to seed, tumbleweed and dust
And sometimes
I walk the rim
I seek you out
The light is dim
I need to know
Re-feel the blow
Of just how far away
Far away people can go
So won't you smile on a woman-child
Smile down on her crazy cares
Don't you know
It's just my struggle for order
Tryin' to be a daughter
To a man who was not there
But you will always be there
That's my gift and scar
If I am the ground
You are the canyon
Part of me, start of me, you are
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