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Jesse Eisenbird
02:48
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In early fall through Halloween, you took a series of photographs
documenting the changing of leaves from living to last breath
You could see the trees through the window of the hospital room
where your mother was clinging to life
The changes started slow, but came more quickly now
as cancer climbed through her body like an overgrown garden
When winter stormed in loud and ahead of schedule
(like party guests arriving hours before planned),
the last shots of color you’d hoped to capture
fell a sudden and swift death
That night, you woke to the sound of nurses and doctors rushing in
to fight a battle they would not win this time
It almost felt as if she had decided to let go
when the leaves did
You waited until the anniversary passed
before you studied the photographs
The last shots of leaves were burning a deep red
as if they no longer feared death
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2. |
Ratt Michards
02:28
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I wanted to sleep all day
I was miserable and I knew it
How I hated this job!
My fucking terrible boss...
It seemed like her only goal was to make us feel more miserable than her
Nothing was ever good enough
I was counting down hours before the day had ever begun
Every single night when I got home
I couldn't stop myself from complaining away
so many precious, precious hours
It was a vicious cycle that I could not break,
so I stayed
Knowing you need to change is easier than making changes
(you can try to tell yourself that the reasons to stay
are greater than the reasons are to go)
But I know I am not a sunk cost
I will not bend! I am better off without this
Even if I don't know what comes next,
I know I am worth more
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Stapler's Monster
03:47
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I am buried under covers
and I feel so heavy
(like my legs are a mountain range
and I am anchored to the sheets)
My dog is nestled in the folds of my legs
and I don't know if he thinks it's him keeping me safe
or me keeping him safe
At 4 AM, these aren't new thoughts-
"What am I supposed to do next?"
"What if it's too late?"
Outside, darkness still blankets the sky
Everything is still
It feels so fragile
When dawn breaks, the world wakes up from dreaming
and everything possible is impossible again
In a few hours, you will wake too
Brace yourself, steady your hands
not ready to begin,
go to work, no time to think
come back home and repeat
Everything's changed
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4. |
After the Fact
02:25
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You could say there’s been quite a lot of change
but not enough to make us see a difference
Rearranged in the most aesthetically-appealing places
In a space where it belongs
But it’s all the same
All the same to me
Now I know
I’ve been nostalgic since I started having memories
But there’s nothing else to do
I don’t get 100 times to make a first impression
But I’ll try anyway
Making sure we’re prepared as we possibly could be
For the next time there’s a next time
And that won’t be soon
I just hope that today is the day I think it is
But it’s all the same to me
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I painted it shut
There were reasons I would not speak
(for fear of saying them out loud
would give bodies to old ghosts)
Then, I avoided their footsteps
They were haunting the hallways,
loud and uneven marching
like a parade of potential misspent-
caterwauling like a lazy jazz quartet
I could feel my decisions now
they were shouting out loud!
They were louder when I stopped,
so I kept on moving
For every step that I took
they matched pace,
one measure behind me
All of the sudden, I realized
I had not painted it shut
I had painted myself into a corner
I had given bodies to old ghosts,
I had marked the parade route
So I turned around and let them come,
pulled their teeth out, one by one
I gave them new names!
I reclaimed myself!
Fear is power when removed from your body
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I felt so alone,
driving you back from your parents’ house,
where you said you needed to find something I could not give you
The countryside slept, so the silence between us seemed to grow
like an unbearable weight or a little death
that would grow out of control and swallow us both
I wished the drive was further so the idea of you and me could survive a little bit longer,
but your head was slumped up against the window until we got home
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7. |
Living Proof
02:45
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Carefully taking the right medications
Easily adjusting to the situation
Listening to good advice but it’s not working
Even when
The blue light helps me feel less alone
And we all will embrace this
With consideration
I’m giving away
Too much information
And we all will embrace it
‘Cause we all want the same thing
And we don’t know that is
But that’s okay with me
Today will be different
Today will be the same
The same can be different
In some weird kinda way
we all will deserve it
we all will deserve it
we all will deserve it
I’m living proof
Of carrying through
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Parting Williamston, Michigan
Parting is an 'emo revivalist' supergroup consisting of Keith Latinen (Empire! Empire!), Ben Hendricks (Annabel), Gooey Fame (ex-Dowsing), and John Guynn (Hawk & Son). Anchored by the signature voices of Latinen and Hendricks playing off one another, Parting is the perfect combination of their past bands- upbeat, melodic, and driving. Think Knapsack meets The Get Up Kids. ... more
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