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Rustless

from Rustless by Jacob Greenleaf

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A picture of the existential abyss out my kitchen window. For JDB.

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We alight, lift in flight; falling snow will make the night silently go
Eyes that say come this way to the glow that calls away all the things that we know

Cold hand in my pocket as we walk
Twilight on the clock, the dawn is coming soon
Shed the pre-dawn darkness in her eyes
The sun will shortly rise and tell the setting moon
I set fire to this room

Severing the silver string lift the stone on pillowed wing to fearless unknown
Bitter cold then loses hold and so the fear will then unfold into the clear

Chatter turns to silence in the heart
The world is torn apart, the sacred and profane
Scatter past the boundaries of the play
Carrying away the yearning to explain
What is true will remain

We succumb, bodies numb, as we return the sleep will come and ask what we learned
But though we strain we can't contain as we descend we don't retain the means to transcend

Warmth of covered bodies taking rest
like a baby at the breast the sheltering embrace
The vastness of the universe outside
Its oneness will subside, but leave behind this trace
Here in this moment is grace

Now though this rut has rusted shut that memory it still can cut some lost part of me
And when I bleed it waters seed which cracks cement the sprouting reed my spirit's ascent

Warmth of covered body taking rest
opening my chest, empty of concern
The vastness of the universe inside
the window open wide awaiting my return
My son, what did you learn?

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from Rustless, released February 17, 2017

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Jacob Greenleaf Seattle, Washington

I strive to connect with the divine and personal through songwriting. For the moment I live in Seattle, parent two kids half time, and work full time. I occasionally play open mics in the area, and am working slowly toward building an audience. Please feel free to contact me, I make every effort to respond to every communication. ... more

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