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A Longing For Home

Unforgettable Addresses

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 10 months ago Updated 10 months ago 1 min read
A Longing For Home
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seems I’ve burned every bridge I’ve ever crossed

paying for the choices that are done

every other address, I’ve forgot (ten)

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I’ve sent this letter to that old address

I lived there once, when I was really young

Seems I’ve burned every bridge I’ve ever crossed

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ravaged like a ship that’s being tossed

lonely regret, rises, when I’m drunk

every other address, I’ve forgot (ten)

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chances to go back now, have all been lost

I’m tiring of the races that I run

Seems I’ve burned every bridge I’ve ever crossed

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I’d go back, but I can’t afford the cost

the ones who once lived there, now, dead and gone

every other address, I’ve forgot (ten)

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bearing all my sins upon that cross

time is pointed, like a loaded gun

Seems I’ve burned every bridge I’ve ever crossed

every other address, I’ve forgot (ten)

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    Written by Kelli Sheckler-Amsden