The Impact

The impact carried the weight of water
Held her closely
Held her up for starters
Looking up at those two
Those two always came through
San Francisco is a city in a cloud
Dense fog
Dripping light
Storms thundering my brain
No it’s not an earthquake
Just the next L train
Walking with you
I took your glasses so you couldn’t see
Made you follow me
Past dirty pot holes
Rain pouring out
All the leaves just applauded
When I finally let my guard down
I think some things never get rightfully said
How much love has to slide through hate
Just to feel alive?
How much freedom has to be lost for
Someone else to some day find?
The impact made the pressure rise
So she rose above the grain
Between a hard rock and a long fight
She kept rising just the same
All the dense air lifted her
To where the temperature was just right
Where the wind blows with each longing sigh
For all the love and
Every reason why
I’ll be leaving soon
I’ll be on the road
Who knows for how long or
How far I will go
If all the green grass is still wet
And the cyclones are starting to rise
The impact will flawlessly break
The weather against the sky
San Francisco is a city in a cloud
Grey unfolding
Dim streetlights
We were built here
This was our ground
Everything made our art
Art made everything in this town
The impact will again and again come
Those two are still shining up above
Hang your head outside your window
I’ll be there next to the other one

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