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Blocks the Light

from A Bigger Fire by Joe Holt

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The curtain blocks out the sun
We bought the best Amazon could offer
Bled our coffers dry

The curtain billows at three
You're fast asleep next to me. I ponder
the shadows on your thigh
Inches from my eye
Miles from where I lie

Try as I might, I can't sleep through the night
til the morning gets bright, it's not the curtain that blocks the light

We didn't talk much today
I feel myself drifting away from someone
Has the sun gone down?

I get up and throw back the screen
Stick out my shoulders and scream I'm sorry
What the hell are we now?
Show me something now
I don't remember how

We're wasting time just lying here
Run me over or whisper in my ear

Try as I might, I can't sleep through the night
til the morning gets bright or I shake from the fright
Am I gone from your sight, is it wrong, is it right?
As my heart's getting tight, it's not the curtain that blocks the light

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from A Bigger Fire, released June 14, 2019

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Joe Holt New York, New York

Joe is a folk singer/songwriter originally from England, whose music was praised by Obscure Sound as "stirring, eloquent songwriting," and by Ear to the Ground as "the real deal when it comes to folk songwriting." His music has been featured twice on NPR. He lives in New York City. ... more

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