Separate Pages

from Arbutus Skin Lady by Zoo Riots

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I fell cold from the scene on the road outside, and it would take its toll. There was a time that together we read every line.
Now the novel grows long, and the pages they fold out.

Who would have known it would take us so long?
The subtle future and the home we had sown.
I’m no martyr there were whistles to blow, but where were you?

Unkempt caves at both settlements would set the tone.
The decorations: a tin man.
Young advances never aim to keep things set in stone.
On shaking ground, shifting plates, the pages fold out.

Who would have known it would take us so long?
The subtle future and the home we had sown.
I’m no martyr there were whistles to blow but where were you?

I was waiting for the reason, but it just wasn’t the right season.
Plus we made plans for that evening. My flights were booked.
I was leaning on our furniture and our felines, all the picture frames that took so much time to hang.
Need I explain? This phase is a cage that I would break out to save some face, but can we save ourselves?

Flipping through the pages isn’t always the way to misread the words printed.
It’s what gets read over and over that leave us illiterate.
Attentions shifted from the story unfolding like Rome, and holding on to the words like a loved one come home.
A crumbling ledge made of stone over a pit only make eyes roam further away from the manuscript, and plot holes become so clear.
Far be it from truth to deny that they don’t ruin the story for you.

Same book separate page.
Same eyes separate gaze.
Same boat separate wave.
Same book separate page.

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from Arbutus Skin Lady, released April 6, 2016

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Zoo Riots Victoria, British Columbia

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Zoo Riots are:

Liam Moes
Kevin McKay
Justin Campbell
Cayman Burke
Liam McLaren

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