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Flower Girl
03:59
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a family of ten and all of them sing
father’s quite the army man
move the homeschool, move the mother
Christian convert from Japan
and when their firstborn daughter joined the convent
she took the choir with her
drew a staff with shaky hands
dotted it with notes
singing glory, grace of God
my bones are tight, my cheeks unlined
but I’ll never be cold
she was a flower, but they called her Hannah
a song her miracle son
but if she sang outside the abbey
call her the prodigal one
and when the Holy Spirit came to take her
he raised a holy fist
drew a staff with shaky hands
dotted it with hope
singing glory, grace of God
your bones are tight, your cheeks unlined
but you’ll never be alone
she the hungry had ceased to hunger
the mighty bowed a broken tune
she taught the nuns to sing John Rutter
in an anechoic room
and when her seven siblings think about her
a prayer upon their lips
Holy Father and the Son
keep our sister close
mercy, grace of God
our sister thin, our daily sin
we want her home
bring her home
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Shin Splints
03:27
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it’s heating up, hair is falling out again
while we compare bruises
used to be magazines in the store, now it’s
in our hands when we tire of being human
phone a friend, said she forgot to eat all day
treat it like a movie, maybe it’s cute we’re too busy living
and I wear a scar like it cuts me to the core
like it makes me something more than someone who fell down
I can’t stand it when I’m perfectly fine
picked a hill and started running
took the sting of sunscreen in my eye
if I’m sore, it must be doing something
when I’m with someone, buying warm lightbulbs
I could forget myself
but something deprecating brings me back into my body
how could you say that about yourself
and I wanna beat you with my flaws
until you take it back
I can’t stand it when I’m perfectly fine
picked a hill and started running
took the sting of sunscreen in my eye
if I’m sore, it must be doing something
always trying not to be that guy
who cares too much about the win
so I’ll do nothing from the sideline
all this guilt is really giving me shin splints
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Neko Kā Brooklyn, New York
musicians meeting in the cloud, recording remotely for now.
our first album out now! 🐱🚗
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