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give me a God with flesh and bones

give me a God with flesh and bones strong hands fingers that can brush gold

strong hands fingers that can brush gold

strong hands fingers that can brush gold and strands of untold stories give me a

and strands of untold stories give me a

and strands of untold stories give me a God that can keep secrets witness me

God that can keep secrets witness me

God that can keep secrets witness me burying beehives that hum in the

burying beehives that hum in the

burying beehives that hum in the nakedness of silence give me a God with

nakedness of silence give me a God with

nakedness of silence give me a God with poems that can hold the weight of all of

poems that can hold the weight of all of

poems that can hold the weight of all of my thoughts arms I can lift my entire

my thoughts arms I can lift my entire

my thoughts arms I can lift my entire being beyond glass ceiling into the

being beyond glass ceiling into the

being beyond glass ceiling into the world of dream makers where we speak to

world of dream makers where we speak to

world of dream makers where we speak to go get drunk on the spirit raise our

go get drunk on the spirit raise our

go get drunk on the spirit raise our glass to a history we are proud to call

glass to a history we are proud to call

glass to a history we are proud to call our own where passion has never confused

our own where passion has never confused

our own where passion has never confused with burning too bright give me a god

with burning too bright give me a god

with burning too bright give me a god that speaks to the stars touches them in

that speaks to the stars touches them in

that speaks to the stars touches them in unspeakable ways soothe their swollen

unspeakable ways soothe their swollen

unspeakable ways soothe their swollen backs and teaches them to wonder give me

backs and teaches them to wonder give me

backs and teaches them to wonder give me a god that will sweep the glass wipe the

a god that will sweep the glass wipe the

a god that will sweep the glass wipe the spills that will let me come undone tell

spills that will let me come undone tell

spills that will let me come undone tell me I am enough praise the pieces of me I

me I am enough praise the pieces of me I

me I am enough praise the pieces of me I broke this morning in the kitchen sink

give me a god they can play me like a

give me a god they can play me like a six string guitar cradle the crook of my

six string guitar cradle the crook of my

six string guitar cradle the crook of my neck and finger the soft folds of my

neck and finger the soft folds of my

neck and finger the soft folds of my secret give me a god that will make snow

secret give me a god that will make snow

secret give me a god that will make snow angels with his tongue against my bare

angels with his tongue against my bare

angels with his tongue against my bare skin hold my heart in his teeth make

skin hold my heart in his teeth make

skin hold my heart in his teeth make music out of the density of my bones

music out of the density of my bones

music out of the density of my bones memorize my song and juicy as his own

memorize my song and juicy as his own

memorize my song and juicy as his own give me a god that pulsates and dance

give me a god that pulsates and dance

give me a god that pulsates and dance reverberates in rhythm a god that can

reverberates in rhythm a god that can

reverberates in rhythm a god that can kiss free rein with his poems and forget

kiss free rein with his poems and forget

kiss free rein with his poems and forget how to breathe give me a god that knows

how to breathe give me a god that knows

how to breathe give me a god that knows how to love this woman and I will give

how to love this woman and I will give

how to love this woman and I will give you the mystery the parts of me that I

you the mystery the parts of me that I

you the mystery the parts of me that I just once discarding it will bathe you

just once discarding it will bathe you

just once discarding it will bathe you in the sound of my voice wash away your

in the sound of my voice wash away your

in the sound of my voice wash away your wounds with my words I will give you my

wounds with my words I will give you my

wounds with my words I will give you my blood to use as a river to transport

blood to use as a river to transport

blood to use as a river to transport these souls that must be on their way

these souls that must be on their way

these souls that must be on their way and I will give you my hands both of

and I will give you my hands both of

and I will give you my hands both of them to serve you in a sacrificial

them to serve you in a sacrificial

them to serve you in a sacrificial sequence of resuscitation and we will

sequence of resuscitation and we will

sequence of resuscitation and we will bring each other back to this

bring each other back to this

bring each other back to this again and again and again

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