The Castle’s Ghost

by Matt Beard
The ship has sailed And with it your life Your family Your lover Your faith Stolen away So you live like a pirate now Steering your terrestrial warship Your vessel made of sand Writing these lines on the tide With your angry little hand Stealing only what you need Like a seagull In need of everything And needing it today Stealing whatever you can Stealing one last glance At the bigger picture Before your world...
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Not So Easy

by Matt Beard
The end of the ride It’s the easy part You don’t even have to try Wrong place right mind Underwater highline The cost of admission Is only your time For a ticket to ride A ticket to fly A ticket to the other side But when it’s all over And you’re day is done Just don’t get hooked No matter how fun You won’t do it again Though some have tried They’ve probably lied About...
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Homestead

by Matt Beard
We lived like kings upon the earth Our castles made from the remains Of giants slain On the higher mountains   The weary travelers wander by on the path They carry almost nothing These ascetic wanderers With fancy European gear And so little of it at that You have to wonder Why do they deprive themselves so? What sins are they trying to atone for?   We arrived here ages ago Or maybe just days...
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