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DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY
03:42
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DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY
I KNOW THIS ALL COMES BACK TO YOU
MY MOTHER BROTHER FATHER
BUT THAT KNOWLEDGE DOESN'T REALLY SEEM TO MATTER.
I PLACE NO BLAME, THIS HEFTY WEIGHT OF UNDEAD SHAME
IS ALL MY OWN.
AND I KNOW THAT ONLY I CAN BREAK THIS PATTERN
OF ENDLESS OSCILLATION,
BUT THAT KNOWLEDGE DOESN'T MATTER MUCH AT ALL.
THE PUTRID GRASPING HANDS OF BYGONE BLUNDERS
REACH RIGHT UP FROM UNDERNEATH ME,
GRAB MY ANKLES AND TRY TO DRAG ME TOWARDS THE CRYPT.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHERE I BELONG,
I LOVE THE SUN
I LOVE THE PERSON
I LOVE THE SONG.
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BAD BLOOD OG
01:52
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BAD BLOOD
MY HEART STARTS TO BEAT ME TO DEATH,
STOMACH EATS ME ALIVE
BAD BLOOD FLOODS THROUGH MY BRAIN
AND ENCIRCLES MY MIND.
THE ARMISTICE ENDS, SO IT'S BACK TO THE TRENCHES
THE TEDIOUS TRENCHES OF PERPETUAL STRIFE,
INVISIBLE VOICE
THAT HAUNTS MY GOOD LIFE.
THE SWIFT CASCADE,
THE DELUGE OF DUMB HATREDS
FROM SOURCES UNKNOWN
TORRENT ROARS FROM MY MOUTH
THE VICIOUS DEVOURING OLD POEM
BAD BLOOD,
MY UGLIEST VICE
INVISIBLE VOICE THAT HAUNTS MY GOOD LIFE.
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FLIGHT FROM HELL
03:24
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FLIGHT FROM HELL
TRAPPED IN A LIFE OF INTERMINABLE PLANE FLIGHTS
WITH A PETULANT CHILD AND A DOMINEERING WIFE,
AT LEAST THE LAYOVERS ARE NICE
ALTHOUGH THE FOOD IS OVERPRICED
I GUESS THAT'S JUST LIFE
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DEEP BRIGHT FUTURE
03:01
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DEEP BRIGHT FUTURE
SINCE I'M THE FIRST MAN
TO BE SUCCESSFULLY REVIVED FROM CRYOSTASIS
I THOUGHT THEY'D WANT AN INTERVIEW
BUT NO ONE CALLED
THE PAST IS DEAD
AND TO THE EARS OF THE LIVING
THE MILES WALKED TO SCHOOL THROUGH FALLING SNOW
ARE LESS COMPELLING IN THE TELLING
THAN THEY WERE TO TRUDGE ALONE
SO HERE I AM
CAVEMAN WITH A FLIP PHONE
WALKING THESE STREETS THAT HAVE NO SIGNS
BECAUSE THE MAPS INSIDE THE MINDS
OF ALL THE FREAK SHOWS PASSING BY
HAVE MADE THEM OBSOLETE
THIRTY LONG YEARS, LOST IN THE DEEP BRIGHT FUTURE
LAYING ON MY DEATHBED
WHEN THE JOURNALIST FINALLY COMES TO TAKE MY STATEMENT
I DECIDE TO BE EVASIVE
SO I ASK:
"WHY NOW?"
AND SHE SAYS:
"FACE IT LIFE IS SHORT SO WE'RE IMPATIENT,
ONLY LAST WORDS CAN ELICIT ANY SENSE OF FASCINATION.
IT'S A BASIC PRECONDITION OF THE LIVING TO BE COMPLACENT
WITH THE PAST
TIL THE FUTURE STARTS TO THREATEN TO ERASE IT
AND WE NOTICE SOMETHING'S FADING
AND THERE'S NOTHING TO REPLACE IT."
I SAID "OK, HERE'S A QUOTE:
YOU'RE ALL WRONG,
LIFE IS LONG,
THAT'S WHY WE WASTE IT."
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Bad History Month Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SHOWS:
JAN 12 PHILLY, ABYSSINIA,
229 S 45th St
JAN 13 NYC,
MIGUEL'S BABY, 137 W 14TH ST, MANHATTAN
JAN 14 NEW HAVEN CT,
Never Ending Books, 810 State St.
JAN 15 BOSTON, DEEP THOUGHTS, 138b South St JP
JAN 16 PORTLAND, ME PRISM ANALOG,
34 Preble St
JAN 17 DAY OF REST
JAN 18 PORTSMOUTH, NH, WSCA,
909 Islington St #1
photos by Ben Rector: linktr.ee/famousduckphotographer
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