New Songs

New Songs

You broke me,

then you woke me,

then I left

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with my dog,

and my pick-up truck,

and my runaway-bag.

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At the cross-roads,

I drove away from the money,

and the stringy promises;

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heading toward the horizon beyond.

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At that turn, I decided -

I would never dance again

to the beat of someone else’s drum.

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I turned up my own music;

the ballads with driving beats.

And then I felt my thumping heart.

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Arms raised in songs of freedom,

my smile shone brightly

in the colors of the sun.

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Written from the time I decided to leave my x-husband to claim the identity waiting for me. Thanks for reading!