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The Ringer

May 8, 2016

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The greater the love, the more false to its object
—W.H. Auden, The Dead Echo

You said you liked me for a friend
And I was sure my life would end

I found a hole
To crawl inside
I starved my soul
But I survived

You said you liked me for a friend
And I was sure my life would end

I drank up a distillery
I puked up blood and bile
I crucified my crazy heart
Because I missed your smile

You said you liked me for a friend
And I was sure my life would end

I put my body through the ringer
I’m lucky I’m not dead
Playing out a melodrama
All inside my head

by Richard W. Bray

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this craving for connection

May 5, 2016

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It won’t end well:
This craving for connection

There always will be blood
When we seek affection

You’ll never cure your heart
It’s a terrible infection

Jealousy and tyranny
Resentment and rejection

The love I thought I saw
Was just my own reflection

Love is a barb
That cuts in all directions

by Richard W. Bray

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I Used To…

April 23, 2016

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I used to smile at the babies
And sing with the birds
I used to serenade you
With all my pretty words

My soul
Was beaming
Now my
Bloody heart
Is screaming
Cuz you laughed
At my dreaming
And broke me
With your scheming

I used to walk in sunshine
I used to plant flowers
I dawdled in the meadow
And dreamed of you for hours

My soul
Was beaming
Now my
Bloody heart
Is screaming
Cuz you laughed
At my dreaming
And broke me
With your scheming

I cherished every moment
Of our blesséd happy life
Till the day that you told me
You would never be my wife

My soul
Was beaming
Now my
Bloody heart
Is screaming
Cuz you laughed
At my dreaming
And broke me
With your scheming

 

by Richard W. Bray

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she broke me so bad

April 15, 2016

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She broke me so bad
I’m drinking beer for my brunch
And a bottle of whiskey
Is all I have for lunch

She broke me so bad
I fell apart and lost my job
I’m begging on the corner
I swindle and I rob

She broke me so bad
My anatomy stings
She got me seeing monsters
And hearing crazy things

She broke me so bad
My life is such a drag
Got a heart torn and tattered
Like a dirty old rag

I’m lost and I’m loaded
And I’m sick and I smell
I gave all my sweet lovin
To a demon from hell

by Richard W. Bray

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Drivin Down Your Freeway

April 4, 2016

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I’m lost in the sun
On the 101
Dragging round a torment
That weighs a ton

What can I do
To get back to you?
Can’t find the 57
From the 22

I can drive and drive
On the 405
But I was too dumb
To keep our love alive

I cry again and again
I’ll never take the 10
Back to Cucamonga
And my best friend

I could get away clean
On the 215
Never look back
And bust out of this scene

by Richard W. Bray

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Sixty-Three Percent Insane

December 17, 2015

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She slides across
My lonely view
And there ain’t nothing
I can do
I pine and fret
My silent plea
For a love
That cannot be

I’m sixty-three
percent insane
Cuz she keeps poppin
In my brain
My mind’s a mess
Of hurt and sad
Love’s an ache
I got so bad

A friendly word
A wayward smile
Lights my soul up
For a while
Till I remember
Who I am
A peon and
A hired hand

I’m sixty-three
percent insane
Cuz she keeps poppin
In my brain
My mind’s a mess
Of hurt and sad
Love’s an ache
I got so bad

by Richard W. Bray

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here i am

November 15, 2014

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showing up
and passing time
there I was
doing fine

there you were
the world grew
days were wide
and full of you

a pocket of time
tender and small
there we were
we had it all

a tiny tear
grew and grew
here I am
where are you?

by Richard W. Bray

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Livin in a Lovin Gone Wrong Song

November 15, 2014

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Got a million ills to feed on
Need a bartender to bleed on

Livin in a lovin
Gone wrong song
I always gotta
Be the wrong one
Better mix me up
A strong one

I don’t deserve another chance, Stan
Couldn’t keep it in my pants, Man

Livin in a lovin
Gone wrong song
I always gotta be
The wrong one
Better mix me up
A strong one

Doctors say I got a sick head
Cuz I’m always such a dickhead

Livin in a lovin
Gone wrong song
I always gotta be
The wrong one
Better mix me up
A strong one

by Richard W. Bray

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Rinky Dink Shadow

June 20, 2014
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Got money in my pants
Got a shiny new car
Got tickets to a dance
Got a seat at the bar
Got everything I earned
From all the work I do
But I never ever learned
That I just needed you

I’m a boat without a sail
I’m a light without a lamp
I’m a letter in the mail
That ain’t got no stamp
I’m a fool without a plan
Darling, can’t you understand?
I’m a rinky dink shadow
Of a man

I’m tearing up the town
I’m breaking all the rules
And I’m rollin all around
With a mighty bunch of fools
Got all my crazy pals
Got a million things to do
Got a thousand horny gals
But I just need you

I’m a boat without a sail
I’m a light without a lamp
I’m a letter in the mail
That ain’t got no stamp
I’m a fool without a plan
Darling, can’t you understand?
I’m a rinky dink shadow
Of a man

by Richard W. Bray

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Castles

April 24, 2014

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Hit the road for half a life
And braved a million hassles
I found myself the perfect wife
And built myself a castle

Clinging to a dream because
I’m scared I’m gonna drown
Clinging to what never was
To keep from going down

She didn’t seem to mind too much
All that time apart
I did my best to keep in touch
And please her fickle heart

Clinging to a dream because
I’m scared I’m gonna drown
Clinging to what never was
To keep from going down

Filled a house with kids and stuff
And somehow we got by
Concocting fibs and jolly bluffs
A fabricated lie

Clinging to a dream because
I’m scared I’m gonna drown
Clinging to what never was
To keep from going down

Reality is almost gone
Couldn’t get much insaner
The whole town knows what’s going on
With my wife and her trainer

Clinging to a dream because
I’m scared I’m gonna drown
Clinging to what never was
To keep from going down

by Richard W. Bray

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