“Stain”

tiny towns
and villages
cities
that
you miss
’cause ya
blink

deluges
rain
wash
away the
blood
down my
lane

red doors
for inviting
open door
policies
scrub that
paint it
white please

deluges
rain
wash
all the
pain
down
the lane

farms gravel
dirt roads
lanes that
twist and turn
yeah
it’s dangerous
here

deluges
rain
wash
all the
dirt
down
the lane

remove
the
stain
that
we’ve made

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