Black Smoke

from A Bird's Heart by Joni Davis

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I only breathe in thick black smoke
For lack of air it hangs in my throat
I can see his face all wings and eyes
Teeth gnashing through flesh
Smoke blocking out the light
And all the laurels from our crowns
Are falling around our toes
But love can tie up a ribbon
And love can patch up a hole
And now a prayer for our hearts
Is like cold wind through my bones
And falling head first into my river of woe
And I’m breathing in water
And I breathing in smoke

So I’ll just sing for the drunks as they spit evil off the porch
I’ll sing for the night women who light their candles from my burning torch
And I’ll sing for those who sail their hearts across the seas
And I’ll sing for those who find my love and for whose love finds me

I’m taking on water
I cannot float
How can we live and handle this load
From the top of my head to the floor of my heart
I can feel my blood cells circle together and apart
And in the light of the moon
And the stars metal glow
I can just make out my smoky halo
And on the bible’s binding I swear
Oh we got to learn how to breathe air

So I’ll sing for the drunks as they spit evil off the porch
And I’ll keep singing for the night women who light their candles from my burning torch
I’ll sing for those who sail their hearts across the seas
I’ll sing for those who find my love and for whose love finds me
In all the black smoke

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from A Bird's Heart, released January 1, 2008

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Joni Davis California

Joni Davis is a Northern California based musician, cook, baker and teacher. She has self-released two albums , written music for two independent films , and has played her music around the west coast of the United States, England and the Netherlands. Joni's music is inspired by being uncomfortably human on this magnificent planet. ... more

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