I Am More Than California
b'Sentence me to order\\nNiagara Falls\\nto stop Falling.\\nAnd the Sahara\\nto drink more water.\\nAnd for Pluto\\nTo come home soon.\\nSHAKE me\\u2013\\nuntil I\\u2019m\\nMorse Code\\n\\u201cUSE the silence,\\u201d I say.\\n\\xa0Until I am nothing but\\nnumbers in your night vision\\nI have become silence\\u2013\\nwith my glossy lips\\nand certified fingertips\\nO, I\\u2019m more than California.\\nI\\u2019m California on mute\\nand waves in reverse\\nI am\\nNew York City\\nwith grey hair\\nand a gold suit.\\nI am Fresh air.\\nA seductive under-cut\\nI am loose letters\\ndividing your attention\\ninto thousands of endings\\nyou\\u2019re desperately looking\\nfor a kiss\\nThat doesn\'t exist\\xa0\\nHow is it you \\xa0\\nAre completely silent\\nwhen you yell?\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nakedpoetry/message\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nakedpoetry/support'