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June 21, 2012 · 11:30 am

Horizon Lines

Shapes defined by space and time.

Just over the horizon, I told myself,

Is where life begins,

So I sailed across the sea.

Just over the horizon, I said,

Is where I’ll find the answer,

So I strolled along the shore.

Just over the horizon, I told myself,

Is where I’ll find my destiny,

So I hitched a ride into the city.

Just over the horizon, I said,

Is where I’ll be content,

So I hiked over the hills.

Just over the horizon, I told myself,

Is the truth,

So I climbed to the top of the mountains.

And standing in the clouds I could see

Endless horizons still waiting for me.

For you it was love at first bite. You ripped out my heart and dropped in an egg. A few minutes on the stove and it was fused there forever.

And what did you do with my heart? The one you ripped out?

You smothered it in jelly. And down the hatch. “It’s that delicious combination,” you said. The sweet and the salty that gets me every time.