Collecting from Death Drive by Spencer LaJoye

I was sorting through shelves
per my winter routine
just to better myself
get new eyes on old things
found some books for regifting
some puzzles for thrifting
a box only there for loose pieces
I can't think of a worthier reason

to collect things
we collect things
we collect things

found the shells and old bones
we picked up at the beach
where they filmed Game of Thrones
you know the one scene
where the red-headed priestess
gives birth to a demon
we just went to pick up the pieces
is there ever a worthier reason?

to collect things
we collect things
we collect things

Every night after 9
we stop looking, start finding
a way to be fine
with old skins and new wine
if our coffee's for waking
and talking's for breaking
our sleep is for holding the pieces
can you think of a worthier reason

to collect things?
we collect things
we collect things

I just had the same dream
the 4th night in a row
we return to that beach
where they filmed Game of Thrones
and my arms turn to shells
and my legs to just bones
the waves come to pick up the pieces
and you watch without any more reason

to collect me
you just let me
just let me

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