Page 227 of Jagged Souls

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Coming home.

I sit by a lake in the mountains

Throwing in coins to cross the black

I dance in the arms of my lover

Feeling her chill across my back.

The Devil’s come a’knocking

And I’m opening up my door

Offering her a beer

Then grabbing up my coat

And though I untie my shoes

The laces are still used.

Oh, my days.

Oh, my days.

Oh, Mama,

I’m coming home.

The moon is finally rising,

The dew’s turning cold,

The colors are all shaded,

Thank you, Mama,

Thank you, Mama,

For welcoming

Me home.

Oh, my days.

Oh, my days,

I’m

Finally

Home.”

Swirling our shadows around him, we all take him home together.

Seventy-One

Him

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