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Apple in the Ocean

from apple in the ocean by mary bue

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in an apple orchard
flexed at the ankles
bare-footed in the sand
dropping dead seaweed
down to the beach shore
a hive hangs from a tree
a man-made web of hell, you said
cycle of samsara
birth, life and death over and over again

when flesh sizzles on my bones
shiver shoots from head to toes
shit, i don’t know where it’s going to go

seems i’m stuck in a cycle all my own
stuck in a cycle all my own
the sutras speak of germinating seeds
becoming full blown weeds
but weeds have healing properties
weeds have healing properties

and i crave your smoke
and the scent of new skin
i crave ending and beginning again

shiver up my spine
tingle linked to all of time
biology is destiny and pheromones have majesty
disobey my best intentions
and the web swells with expansion
need to find a way to transcend the body
the desire that spins and threatens to dissolve me

where thatched roof swallows sing
staircases lead us to the beach
i hum a song about appleseeds
apples are bobbing out in the ocean
sometimes i’m swept out to sea

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from apple in the ocean, released July 26, 2012

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mary bue Minneapolis, Minnesota

“If intimacy intrigues you and makes you into a skittish peeping tom, then be sure to catch Bue at her next performance.” – Alan Sparhawk, Low

Mary Bue is a songwriter, international retreat guide & yoga teacher based out of Minneapolis, often roaming this beautiful world. Named Best Songwriter of 2020 by City Pages, her music traverses love, loss, dreams, survival, healing, & natural world.
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