ALASKA - MAGGIE ROGERS

I was walking through icy streams
That took my breath away
Moving slowly through westward water
Over glacial plains

And I walked off you
And I walked off an old me
Oh me oh my I thought it was a dream
So it seemed

And now, breathe deep
I'm inhaling
You and I, there's air in between
Leave me be
I'm exhaling
You and I, there's air in between
You and I, there's air in between

Cut my hair so I could rock back and forth
Without thinking of you
Learned to talk and say
Whatever I wanted to

And I walked off you
And I walked off an old me
Oh me oh my I thought it was a dream
So it seemed

And now, breathe deep
I'm inhaling
You and I, there's air in between
Leave me be
I'm exhaling
You and I, there's air in between

You and I, there's air in between

You and I, there's air in between

SEASONED

stop asking me to replace the sun.

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it was moon day
the sight of you tightens my insides
and i become thinner
sheer
time to hide

if i take you to a makeshift ocean
will you see what i’m trying to say
and if the waves grow too tall
will you silently let me be pulled from the shore

GREEN

hey, it was rough
knocked my chin into the sky
but thanks for jack johnson
and thanks for the leftover tums

peel my brain back like you do
floodlit courtyard and my sandals in hand

and you look at me now

reaching for the same

———

and you.
the ocean washed up something blue

don’t watch me cross the street
don’t miss the bus for me

run

before I tell you about alaska

SPINNING TOP

microwave.
in fifteen seconds i can wash away
the truth comes through blinds half open
that i fear what i want.

amygdala.
there's no such thing as leaving
without leaving behind.
don't try to buy me dinner.
don't take my empty tea cup.