Farewell dear friend you turn into a white phantom a shadow of sorrow angelic rye whiskey your sultry bourbon voice born from Cuban cigars neck slender ghostly pale while ginger locks cascade in curly waves of red trust in the memory of your joyous spirit hidden like a sparrow on a branch in a bush locked away in my brain an emerald I keep safe like a lost treasure buried for two decades preserved in mason jars measure my days after you took your life nothing more ever to be said eclipse the sun and moon you pass like a comet in a tangerine coupe
Fasten your seat belt boy we're going for a ride this I dream as I sleep as I knock on your door your Karmann Ghia parked restless in the driveway sunny spring day before Memphis in May no one hears my knock at the door tell me you're still alive muffling silent tears your heart shaped with red clay enter to save your life I would if I had known to pay your debts your poor negative bank balance squeeze the blood to your brain lift you in one fell swoop
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