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at his desk, he fixes his tie
mutes the daily call from his wife
talking about the house chores,
thinking about a divorce...
at her desk, she twirls at her braids
noticing that some of his greys had started to show
fruit roll-ups for the girls with skirts rolled up for the boys
they’re all cheating on tests
& stuffing kleenex ‘tween their breasts
& she is flying but it feels wrong
when his gaze would linger a little too long
as he explained why they best stay a secret
he said “they wouldn't understand us
they wouldn't even know where to begin
their hearts could never fathom
our unrivaled enormity of love”
august afternoons are liquid
she tells time from passing traffic
sounds that would ebb & flow
& in his arms rejection flatters
& being awkward doesnt matter
nightly scenes she blithely dreams, so real it seems
but witnessed by the sun, she’s clouded
a hurried attempt to soothe her doubts
they both agreed it’s love
& "love is not time’s fool"
they wouldn't understand us!
“it won't be weird in 20 years” he said
but if his words were a donation,
why is she still knee deep in debt?
a feud fit for the operas
a tragedy learned from the requiems
& an optimism from god knows where
& he'll probably soon start losing all his hair
at least in the places he wants them
& she'll probably start asking:
"was it still really wrong to love me if i loved him back?”
while the prying eyes of the world don’t cut them any slack
cause you know they wouldn’t understand
I love this album. My students are confused by it at the beginning as I play it with my office door open, but they wind up getting curious.
I also introduced one to "Just Constellations," and they were mesmerized. Way to go, RoT! arnisking
Wonderful recording! Inspired writing by 6 composers in a wide variety of styles. The playing is superb as well and beautifully recorded. Love it! Cordâme
There’s a quiet beauty to this remix album of compositions by Michael Vincent Waller, with contributions from JLin, Prefuse 73, & more. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 1, 2024