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Paint it black
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Paint it black

We all thought we were so unique, so different, but in the end we were pretty much all the same.

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    Ghost
1 min read
Tombstone
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Tombstone

I know it’s been a damn long while since you saw me around these parts. Here, I brought you flowers.

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    Ghost
3 min read
Bet again
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Bet again

Are we bound to carry our flaws until our legs fail; until our heart quits; until our mind snaps? Can we really escape ourselves?

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    Ghost
1 min read
Coming home
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Coming home

Mother, I’m coming back home. I miss the smell of your love-stuffed meals; you pressing me to help myself to another serving.

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    Ghost
2 min read
Une dernière ride de char
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Une dernière ride de char

Avais-tu les mains sur le volant, juste avant de partir? Pendant que le gaz s’infiltrait en silence dans l’auto, étais-tu conscient d’où tu t’en allais?

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    Ghost
2 min read
Try
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Try

Listen, I know it ain’t easy. I know the tears come more often than we’d like them to. And I won’t lie to you: it won’t get any easier. It never will. But it’s alright. The heartbreaks, the pain, the anxiety, the struggles… it’s all alright

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    Ghost
1 min read
Dreams
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Dreams

It doesn't happen every night. I could tell you it did, but I won't pretend to be tormented on a daily basis. Still, it happens at least once a month.

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    Ghost
1 min read
Creekside
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Creekside

There’s a guy standing at a busy crossroads. He’s smoking a cigarette, oblivious to the cars and lights flashing past him.

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    Ghost
2 min read
Dose
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Dose

Votre voiture automatique, polie chaque week-end, vos enfants, polis en public, vos parents, fiers, vos voisins, jaloux, votre job, payant, votre vie, illusoire.

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    Ghost
1 min read
Crazy
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Crazy

I guess the day you accept you’re crazy is the day you find peace. Nothing else matters, that kind of shit. Everybody’s crazy, you know.

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    Ghost
2 min read
Summer evening (part 3)
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Summer evening (part 3)

Campfire’s burning slowly. It’s a dark, quiet night. We’re out of town, miles away from any urban center.

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    Ghost
2 min read
Summer evening (part 2)
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Summer evening (part 2)

It’s been a long, hot day. As the sun went down though, wind got stronger. It’s colder now. People wear sweaters and shorts. It’s the kind of summer evening us folks in Quebec are used to.

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    Ghost
2 min read
Summer evening
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Summer evening

A pair of beautiful legs, barely hidden by a colourful summer dress. Killer stare, killer smile. There’s a friend by her side playing the guitar, doing a great job.

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    Ghost
1 min read
Do not give up
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Do not give up

What suicide, love, writing, my job, my anxiety and breaking my spine taught me.

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    Ghost
8 min read
Les immortels
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Les immortels

Les immortels sont ceux qui font l'amour. Ceux qui s'abandonnent sans retenue dans l'autre, ceux qui sacrifient leur individualité au profit d'une union immensément plus grande.

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    Ghost
1 min read
Injustice
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Injustice

La triste injustice qu’on continue d’appeler vie.

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    Ghost
1 min read
Sherbrooke cafés
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Sherbrooke cafés

I’ve been wandering through Sherbrooke cafés all day. Wondering where my mind has gone. Maybe I should ask the Pixies.

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    Ghost
2 min read
Petites âmes soeurs
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Petites âmes soeurs

On n’a jamais vraiment eu de chances, toi et moi. Nos passés nous ont hantés à tour de rôle, et on a eu de la difficulté à synchroniser nos battements de cœurs à travers toutes nos peurs.

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    Ghost
2 min read
Scenes that just won't die
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Scenes that just won't die

ME: Turn off the TV. I don't want to see the big headlines anymore. We've got everything we need right here, right now; we've got a thousand little things.

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    Ghost
1 min read
Le bonheur est un nomade
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Le bonheur est un nomade

Une bonne amie à moi m’a surpris, il y a quelques jours, avec une question d’une simplicité brutale : « Es-tu heureux, Franck? »

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    Ghost
3 min read
Just a kiss
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Just a kiss

She’s just a girl… just a girl. Ah! But can’t you read the irresistible invitation of her curves?

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    Ghost
1 min read
Colorado blood flow
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Colorado blood flow

My mind is a naughty dog that breaks its chain every goddamned night.

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    Ghost
2 min read
What if I told you this
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What if I told you this

What if I told you your smile can kill my fear of death? Would you believe me, or would you tell me to stop being such a troubled poet?

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    Ghost
1 min read
Une décennie d'absence
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Une décennie d'absence

Le paysage est ennuyeux ; les étendues vertes et grises autour de l’autoroute ne divertissent pas l’œil du voyageur.

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    Ghost
1 min read
Reviens
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Reviens

Je sais que t'es malheureux mon vieux. Je le sais parce que toi t'as toujours menti, mais pas tes yeux bleu houleux.

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    Ghost
1 min read
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