the lie, the lyric and clay

"across and level" 2004 Al Mendoza

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the lie, the lyric and clay

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LIES

i want to hear lies.

beneath it all those sweet fibs.

i'll suspend belief.

and in your words find no grief.

and with smiles have fun.

with all those tall tales you run.

tickle between my ears.

for in this world are too many tears.

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LYRIC

i find in the heart

there is no safekeeping

when now there is no one around

i find in the soul

there is no sense in weeping

for who then would hear the sound

i find in the limbs

when full or when empty

many is pull or bound

i find a place of quiet

and warmth of company

where joy is sound

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CLAY

there

silence

and

there

listening

turning

as a potters

wheel

what

that

other

cradled

in loving hands

stands atop

before entering the kiln

for the moment

for the silence

for the touch

for the missed

contact

in kilns

for then we know

what we miss

as clay

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