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A Snake Bite at the Quarry

from On the Volatility of the Mind by Tamas Wells

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I was sorry for the pain and the worry
and the first hand words
of the man from the quarry
who won’t take money
to pay his rent for a while
So I want to borrow out a knife
to hollow out a skin
to give him at the shop tomorrow
but the window’s covered
with a page of the Saturday Sun

It was only a matter of time
till the hands on the tourniquet dried
with the pain and the pressure relieved
the feeling under her knees was going
by the hour until she could be received

I was sorry for the pain and hurried
with the grass snake photos
all the way from the quarry
And the first road way for a car
that was wandering round
The day was shattered
but she said what mattered
were the grease stains
all around the seat we sat her
and I wished that time we’d driven
to the Mornington side

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from On the Volatility of the Mind, released March 13, 2014

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Tamas Wells Melbourne, Australia

Tamas Wells is a songwriter based in Melbourne, Australia.

His latest album 'To Drink Up the Sea', with the single 'It Shakes the Living Daylights from You' is out now. The album was produced by Machine Translations' Greg J. Walker in rural Victoria, Australia. ... more

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