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The Suburban Song

from The Guardian by Matt Kaye

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The ambulance wants to be heard
Over whispers of suburban misery
Look how those houses have aged
And railroad still crosses the highway
Where you would least expect it
And trees look like Donovan Leitch

Look at these hands on pianos
In those nightclubs with five people listening
And the band's getting up to five thumbs
The rain is still playing the postman
And someone's back from another delivery
Walking through this city on crumbs

I have my fears, I admit it
Yes I dread the ambulance passing
With sounds that just pierce thru my bones
But nothing disturbes me as much as
The silence from afore-mentioned railroad
With no trains, just time movin' on

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from The Guardian, released August 1, 2019

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Matt Kaye Ljubljana, Slovenia

Born in 1975 in Maribor, Slovenia (EU). He holds a master’s degree in comparative literature. He published his first book in 1988 and started combining poetry and music into a singer-songwriter routine in 1992. He's a member of SLO National Writers’ Association, National Literary Translators Association, PEN and MIRA. ... more

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