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MARABELLE

marabelle stood up in the afternoon
shook the dust from out of her hair
and spun around in circles
in the crowded corner room
and everyone could see that she was there
she never stopped to think
about the time she turned away
or the time she made a point
to show the whole wide world
what she became

marabelle kept a rattlesnake
in a basket by the door
she would take it out from time to time
and shake it in the face
of anyone who came around
like the ones to tried to show her all the signs
that would lead her to some ill-advised
advancement of here age
she would look around and die
just from the sight of what she became

marabelle took a moment out to think about the time
before turning her sights to something else
no preacher, pawn, or exorcist
could make her see another way
not that they would even want to try
coz marabelle just had that thing
that made them all behave
it was something like a hurricane
that came crashing down in waves
of what she became

marabelle just took a breath
and started dancing on the floor
she spoke in tongues and broken rhymes
she rolled and flailed and spun around
but there was no one there to see
just how sweet marabelle came to be
what she became

-3/30/05

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from Pretending To Fly (fdm096), released December 15, 2017

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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia

Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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