We were Christened,
we were blinded,
and we stayed our wooden horses
They were painted
but the lead seeped into splinters;
we were poisoned
You can’t keep the wolves at bay
with a sword that’s been dulled with age
If I thought it would make a difference,
I’d have gasped for air when I was short of breath
What the fuck makes you think that’s okay?
Careless, calloused, outweighed; it’s the same.
Don’t believe them,
Breathless whispers
Held together in false inertia
Hopeless, I am
Still sword severed
The darkest weather, the loss of tinder
If you held me tighter, I think I still would fall
It was less about the push than the pull
You let your teeth grow too long
and it’s finally cut you
You let the gem heart in you turn to stone
You burned the candle at both ends
and it’s halfened the wick rope
What was twice is bright is now just as dark
I’ve tried so desperately to match your bravery
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Recorded live at Eureca Audio in Watertown, CT
Rat Illustration by Ryan Van Wart
Cover Layout by Lucretia
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