Inside/Outside

Inside a song
a killing time resides
of pleasure and pain
an empty heart
a thoughtless whim
of saturated notes
a rounded beat unravels
to a broken heart
on a road to ruin


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Outside a song
genetic makeup begins
of broken strings
and an empty glass
from inside a dream
a shuffled beat
across the skin
the drumsticks roll
of muted vocal
and muffled tone