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Waiting Long

from This Gibberish by Matthew Stoker

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have you been waiting long
for me to come
in through your door
in the form of a letter

written in my icy hand
or with a pen
gripped between
chattering teeth
to tell you

i've been waiting too long
to shake the snow off my boots in the hall
to embrace you by the stairs
to spend another moment in your presence

is it selfish for me
to think of you
while the frozen sea quickly
buries my crew

forget the mission we're on
i long to be back home inside your arms
i'd give anything at all i'd ride the storms
back to temperate weather

but i must write you to inform
you that the expedition can't go on
Antarctica has won
and our heartbeats drum til we're frozen over

take good care of you and yours
i'm freezer-burnt beyond the point of redemption
the snow and ice have won
so sincerely yours this is my last entry.

o we'll beat our drums til we're frozen over
i'll sing out your hymn to the icy tundra
leave this letter with what's left of my body

this is my last entry.

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from This Gibberish, released March 2, 2014

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