The Photosynthesis of Friendship

from FUN by Greg Walker

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Words in my mind
Sometimes get caught
Like leaves in ice
One phrase on display
Repeating its cogent shape
Until the sun comes and releases it
From the brain’s glacial grip

A book or a song helps
But there is a dialogue
Between friends
That is better than any monologue

It is more like a river
Like a flow chart
With many options
The news times twos
Humor, that human helper
Good questions
Which are the backbone of philosophy

The mind is not doubled or tripled
But multiplied
As if conversation were splendid sunshine
Or plant food

Pains not halved
But transformed fully by
Friendship’s photosynthesis

Growing you in ways
You had not thought of growing before

Grafting your lonely branch
Back into a tree of life
With leaves to heal the nations
Or at least the beloved people in the room

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from FUN, released December 24, 2019

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Greg Walker Baltimore, Maryland

Indie rock, in the tradition of David Bazan, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Daniel Johnston, with a love for literature and lo fi music. Stays busy creating, so check back often.

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