Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Colorado River





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i'm just looking for love in all the wrong places
as in, i'm looking for love
in you
and all those silly little spaces
you used to fill
hunchback horses and camel packs
sipping water from the source
as i descend into the valley
east of eden
the garden becomes a plain
it's all hot sun from here, the guide said
if i were you I'd turn back
we pressed on laughing, 
knowing it's all just a little sun burn
and three miles of heat stroke
was worth the view
of the river snaking the grand canyon below
colorado, colorado
and there i go again
looking for love in all the wrong places
looking for love in you

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