A Painting of Charlie Parker

from Learn to Sleep EP by short fiction

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Charlie Parker’s on my bed I never listen to his music I only see the colors streaming out Looking back don’t it seem the world’s a mistake the kind of mistake that love allows Looking over at our wall I saw a single blade of grass with only blue sky as the background Looking back don’t it seem I was out of my class Wasn’t only autumn leaves that were falling down Thinking back I remember you playing in the fog and I was swallowed by the sound As I recall it was not only I who was in awe We had to keep moving each time you were found Charlie Parker’s on my bed I never listen to his music I only saw the colors streaming out Looking back I don’t want our love to be fake The kind of illusion my memory propounds

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from Learn to Sleep EP, released November 18, 2011

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