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Limestone and Yew

from Farewell Motel by Matthew Connor

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limestone and yew, and the things that i do
when the nights seem to go on for days
dogwood and snow, all the places i go
but without ever going away
the songs that i fight and the tears that i write
on the wings of some dead seraphim
shadow and white, and the words i recite:
i wasn't good enough for him.

nimbus and pine and the waltz of the rhine
how he loved when i spoke of the country
but virginia is grey, and the things that i say
seem to shed every shred of their beauty
travertine walls, promenades, and crestfalls
and a cup that's been filled past the brim
tractor and plow, and it's clear to me now:
i wasn't good enough for him.

the lights wash away in the river
the planes wash away in the clouds
it floods and it drains and then all that remains
is a question of what to do now

granite and plume, and the bitter perfume
of the ladies who curse at the rain
primrose and haze, and the endless cafes
where the day stops to wait for a train
a copse on the hill, and the dust on the sill
and a diary torn limb from limb
limestone and yew, and it's suddenly true:
i wasn't good enough for him.

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from Farewell Motel, released October 14, 2014

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Matthew Connor Boston, Massachusetts

Matthew Connor is a crooner for the 21st century, writing heart-wrenching songs that combine the windswept ideals of classic American balladry with stark depictions of modern-day alienation. The Boston-based Connor has a haunting voice that conjures ghosts of past heartbreaks, and he pairs it with spectral guitars that recall country tearjerkers and alt-pop brooding.

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