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I don’t like birthdays, too much fuss
All the candles, what a waste
With no birthday I don’t age yearly
I watch my life slip away in the evenings

I need parades & winter solstice
The shortest day in the year
Daylight savings, federal elections 
I need new glasses with thicker lenses
Winter fell on me so quickly now I need new socks
Suddenly I can’t remember what summer smelled like 
Like a school bus buzz

Drive in the country, I see the cows
They seem happy eating grass 
They have four stomachs but no weekend
When does their weekend? On a meat hook 
All the insects live life quickly 
They get the point – get to the point!
Live in the wild, sing in the night time
They don’t take up so much space

I need a date, to keep me going
To work towards, to see an end
To light the tunnel, I see a pinhole
It’s just a train light up ahead

In my office the time goes slow 
I see computers losing value 
The water cooler slowly empties
When it’s empty will there be another?
I need new plates, a dining table 
I want home dinners, I eat out everynight
I eat sushi, I eat souvlaki 
I’m sick of eating my food in a roll 
I want roast chicken, fillet steak 
I want it rare to taste the blood 
we need more hangings 
& public stonings, crucifixions
good ways to kill the time

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from Blue Poles, released May 4, 2018

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