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look out

 there is danger even in the simple word hello

 hiding in the reeds

 you would not believe where darkness goes

 discovery

 is the warmth of eyes that leaves us lying in defeat

 from the tallest trees

 it’s still too hard to see

 where darkness goes

 tell me

 tell me there’s going to be time left

 tell me i’m stupid and i don’t have to worry

 with the green eyes

 the green that comes from reflection

 the blankets that do so well to protect us

 it’s made up

 the requests have all been effected

 with distortion and a hiss that’s not undetected

 and the greenness

 it comes from a window

 or a picture or a movie i’ve never been into

flashlights

 try to pull the color from the corners we don’t know

 when light is not implied

 there’s no way to decide

 what’s right or wrong

tell me

tell me there’s time left

 it’s not worth it

worth it to worry

 the green eyes

the green from reflection

 the blankets there to protect us

 it’s been made up

the requests are effected

 with distortion and hiss is undetected

 and the greenness

comes from a window

 or a movie i’ve never been into

 and you go in

go cause you have to

 with the lights dim

credits start rolling

 the action though it’s before us

 we look sideways and act like it’s boring tonight

greeness

distortion

greeness

movies

 from the tallest trees

 it’s still too hard to see

 where darkness goes

-Kelly Helms