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Water Child

by Alli Gato

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When I think about you it’s like sinking in oceans
Like I have two or three hearts beating in me
How you’d rock me to sleep with the beat of your motions
Adrift, lost at sea. Delusionally happy

When you move it’s fluid and full of purpose
Sending ripples, tripping out sea change
They are moved by your beautifully structured Koch snowflakes
Microcosmic love pictures
Bet you didn’t know that they show

And when you passed on Kate Bornstein, of all things else I wanted you

Water child, does the sound of the gulls echo inside of you
Water child, is it the pull of the moon that drives and guides you on

You were born in a concrete forest like this one
Always hoping you’d grow up and get away
See it all from your wallflower place near the window
Watch your mad fucked up father
Is it by luck that you’d stay out of the fray

Through the streets like a fleet footed urchin you’d wander
With a purpose you’d surface the urban decay
Feel the breeze as you’d dream, linger and ponder
Caged in but free
Rolling in sea foam all alone

And when you spoke of Halberstam of all things else I wanted you

Water child, does the sound of the gulls echo inside of you
Water child, is it the pull of the moon that drives and guides you on

When you speak words that sketch your mind of all things else I want you

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released March 27, 2015
Written by Alli Shepler

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alli gato Phoenix, Arizona

Alli has been songwriting and performing in and around Arizona for over a decade. Driven by artistic renditions of varied narratives, her songs capture the nuances of storytelling sung over simple acoustic guitar in an attempt to foster the same connection to music she felt when first moved to pick up a guitar and write music-- creating sounds that simply remind us that we are not alone. ... more

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