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thorny vines
01:05
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thorny vines for bow ties
a spine laid out over cantaloupe rind
in the early heat of november
i felt the earth turning over
and i walked
lashes across my eyes and counted the goosebumps I've gathered
preparing this ship for a season away from the pier
but pretending has gotten the best of me
pack a suitcase of old clothes and pine tree leaves
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2. |
water is in my ear
01:35
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water is in my ear
only feeling my legs shift
i embrace this gentle noise
as a word for silence
feel this
start loving me
something
inside my body
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3. |
i'll be worried
02:21
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I'm worried about you, for me
I've never seen that bone break on a body before yours
I'm worried that being this far is more like a blanket than a door
sidewalks split beneath you, I'm sorry
I never knew to think of your name like that
we grew up in different parts of the country
i prayed back then i would've taken me longer to stop
longer to stop
trying to touch god
maybe you could've known what i meant
when i said i was ugly
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4. |
rigid chest
02:26
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my rigid chest isn't soft
I'm sorry you feel the need to sleep like this
retire the wood until it rots
i can't see us getting cold anytime soon
but my cotton fist is amongst this
and by the time i can use my hands
they're already too chewed through
trying to lift you up but I'm not strong enough
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5. |
i've never felt
02:31
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I've never felt like I've remembered a full year of my life before
the eggshells broke inside by skin I'm a visible freak now
and there's no turning back
the house i grew up in was raised wrong
I've never felt like I've remembered a full year of my life before
a gentle boat inside a violent sea embrace my body
gravity in water
and swallow the breathing of the ocean
around me
but I've never spread my legs for another person before
i know your here but I've been scared recently
stay with me please
stay with me
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6. |
birds at my feet
01:30
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the birds at my feet don't run they're used to human
bodies more than i could ever be
enveloped in a back and forth spiral
I'm jealous of this subconscious embrace
take for granted this relationship
but never
forget me
I'm fearful
and I'm scary
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realizing you were a kid once
you put your knees in gardens but couldn't stand up
rode the dog across the lawn once
tried new foods and then tried new ones
and i realize that I'm not cunning
i grew up with long arms
and long toes stuffed in sneakers
a machine to make noise
but california why don't you relax
new england's warm too
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8. |
coyote
02:36
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i shot my gun in a puddle of blood
i never saw it ripple because my eyes were closed
barreling down the driveway it felt
like my hands were unzipping a jacket
breaking the barrier of skin
releasing the wound to world
never found a word for it
if i ever understand
a crushed skull
steel skin and wool
my body, no blood
i feel drained and empty
i killed a coyote
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9. |
all at once
02:36
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Valerie Flor Boston, Massachusetts
drums and guitar in SEED
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