Those Lost Downstream

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Jeff Straw

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You have what you want, but not what you need 
You have what you saw, but not what you see 
Your boat travels on further downstream 
You share the air with the ghosts you still let breathe 

The sun slowly sets as you close your eyes 
You are so reticent to even your mind 
You hide your regrets, 'cause you can't set them free 
But you'll spit out the key to their cage if you let them speak 

You named your boat Sincerity 
'Cause you wished it was your style 
The actor loses himself after awhile 
But you relax and coyly laugh
'Cause you think it won't come back
Though the water's tame for now 
It might not last 

You find your friends in the movies you see 
You bury your demons in the glow of the LCD 
And you find your truths in the books that you read 
But you never stopped to see if they'd float or sink 

And though you try, the quiet kind 
Should not be your chosen scene 
Let another mend the tears of tattered seams
The self subsides, so heed advice
Don't find it obsolete
The boats more steady with both halves heavy
A balanced empathy

You find your peace 
In the air that your share
You find your beach 
And live happily there 
You share your courage 
With words that you speak 
And you help balance the weight 
For those lost downstream
You help balance the weight 
For those lost downstream

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