Regarding Our Semicircular Migratory Instincts

from Holy Ghost by A Modern Synthesis

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A bird with singed wings flies above
Abruptly eclipsing the sun
The former matriarch misplaced
In the manufactured dusk

Yet, sky-yearning lanterns grace the night skyline of Tokyo
While observers stare from the streets
Displacing the stars
But their radiance can’t pass ours
As descending sparks burn in reprieve

An unforeseen collapse to land
Will we ever take-off again?
The flightless bird mouths voiceless words
Its earthbound hymn of eternal grounding

Still, turbulent waves crash along the Golden Coast of Mexico
As on-lookers gaze from the shore
Entrancing ocean mist
Beckons the cerulean abyss
So, let coursing gulf currents drift you home

To a desolate Midwest state
Shrouded in sterile, off-white sheets
Weary wayward eyes search the heavens
For remaining signs of flight

Burning through antiquities
With space constrained, all senses fade
Abandon earth, sky, and in-between
Last fleeting seconds of an eternity’s day
Passing through the phantom tunnel
Obscured mind you find escape
Tattered fragments of memories past
Once forgotten, now fall back into place

Vibrant view of the ethereal kingdom
Now you're off to a greater estate
Set ablaze by luminous shards
Overlooking a celestial cliff face

Cascading blue and green serenity
Swirl and fold, mesh and fuse to be
A brilliant bent turquoise
And an effervescent aquamarine

Forgoing manmade constructs
Beyond the depths of the midnight sky
When tracing new constellations
Your steady hands guiding mine

Soaring on fractured porcelain wings
Your former vessel previously contained
My eyes forever scan horizons
In pursuit of your royal flames

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from Holy Ghost, released October 16, 2020

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