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The Breadth Of My Bones

from The Pine Tree State by Ian Miles

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In my just woke up and still tired eyes
Everyone turned their backs and walked away
what had I done in my sleep?
Where did I go in my dreams?
and I clung to what little made sense
with shaky hands like leaves
fittering in the smoke of a forest fire
it's flames were the echo of your voice
that brought me in to life
and it flittered hot and bright
an electric whip crack
and I too was disembodied
like ash I was suspended almost dancing on the air
for a minute at most
and the exciting memory of you saying my name
played over and over in my head
like a tape loop
that my father's father carved
into the strains that make me him
but for that minute I knew only you
and I found comfort in that chaos
I was crazy and I was calm
I shifted from solid to gas then from black to orange
I was sleeping in your car
I was startled by the spark
I was running up the stairs that I knew so well
but somehow forgot there was nine and not ten
and my foot fell with more weight than I was carrying

in my just woke up and still tired eyes
everyone was not turning their backs
not a single quickstep was taken in my offense
I had done nothing in my sleep
but dream I was somewhere else with you
and everything made sense
like volatile and thin plants catch flame
and the leaves of the greater trees
dance in warmth naturally, and with pride
and I thanked my fathers for their wisdom
I was shown absolutely and apparently
the breadth of my bones
and how clearly you were carved across them

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from The Pine Tree State, released March 24, 2010
Ian Miles

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Ian Miles Spokane

Ian Miles is an independent singer-songwriter based out of Spokane, WA.
His Music has been described and "a little cool and a little weird – in a good way" and "very story-telling".
Sometimes mellow and bittersweet; a songbird at your window sill and at other times a thunderous full-throated roar of emotive stomping and hollering like a wild preacher of the end-times! ... more

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