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Dinosaur Bones

from Animal Skin by David Roos

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Turn the lights on, the shadows have grown
To the longest point, and then disappear
It’s cool and quiet
And we can feel what settles beneath our feet tonight
That this connection to all that has been
Could be covered for so long, and then reappear
It makes me wonder
And makes me want to see,
If there is anything else, under there

I’m spending most of my time digging up dinosaur bones
Brushing off the dirt and the dust
From these pieces of dried-up calcium
Separating the stacks, from the first bit of bone to the last
Label what is already there, and count them all
And then begin replacing them

Deeper water, not worth the bother
If you’re lying on a sandbar on a windless day
Changing patterns, and various translations will add a few additional ingredients
Put away that pick and shovel, unless you are the devil
And you’ve come along bringing, the things of which we’re singing
Controversy,
We’ve seen it all before
And so I hang a sign, outside my front door

Spending most of my time, digging up dinosaur bones
Brushing off the dirt and the dust
From these pieces of dried-up calcium
And then I start
Replacing them

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from Animal Skin, released July 20, 2009

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