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suitcase full of feathers

from boat with no oars by mary bue

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sometimes i don't send my letters
dreaming on this suitcase of feathers
that makes me cough, that make me sneeze
that make me seem a little off
make me seem a little off
a longer break that i had expected
but the iron gates held me in overdue
as i walked outside into the blinding white
i was thankful for the thoughts and the thinking through
thankful for the thoughts and the thinking through

this stone emotion
do you have it under control
do you measure out doses of pain perception
and sink below the silence of the riverbend
sink below the silence of the riverbend

i was perched on a desk
my parents at a party
and the rain was starting to fall
it was night in the city
where my uncle was married
and i stared out the window
and listened to the singing
of grace, and hallelujah and lilac wine
and i knew that it was then
that my heart sank deeper
and bled umbrellas and the people ran
with newspapers over their heads
and the streetlights reflecting
brightening the pavement
with trees
and footfalls
and buildings so tall

and my heart sank deeper
and bled umbrellas
and the suitcase full of feathers that makes me sneeze
suitcase full of feathers that makes me sneeze

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from boat with no oars, released April 17, 2007

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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. ... more

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