Stuck In Traffic

huntersjamesSeptember 10, 2017

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Stuck In Traffic

written by: huntersjames

@huntersjames

Coral build their castles as we sleep
Giant sequoia amble toward the beach
Orion races past Omega through the night
When will this green be bright?

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done a lot of things,
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now I'm doin this

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