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#12 of 20.

enchanted creatures

know i’ve noticed
in spite of the tornado’s spin
yeah i’ve noticed
my word
like a lotus flower
a bloom of iridescent skin
broke the surface
what a world

i still believe
there are coins left
to retrieve
run through the waves
stirring up the mirror
come
show me what’s
underneath

know i felt it
the tremble in your summer legs
as we melted and were
revealed

we were covered bridges
enchanted creatures without names
but to each other
only real

i still believe
there are coins left
to retrieve
run through the waves
stirring up the mirror
come
show me what’s
underneath
come show me
what’s underneath

(from “raised by swans is the name of a man, vol. 2: run with the silent wildfires”. available now. all lyrics and music written and performed by e. howden)