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Little White Lighters

from There There by Walter Etc.

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Thank you notes and little white lighters
turning up in the junk drawer of my neurosis
spare spectators for a monk on fire
you should mark me with your lipstick
before I go in-
side to grab my green backpack
filled with the
comforts of home
and all the
vices of a renaissance man
with no more shows to hit the road
I stow away
on the sunny side of satire
in a sentimental hiding place
before I go in


There’s different ways to get here
depends how you remember the map
you gotta start noticing negative space
it’s grandma’s smoking on the beach
it’s dads teaching their sons how to boogie board
it’s the dark figure laying down on the train tracks
it’s between polka dots and little white spiders
fruit peels rotting on the cutting board
the dimple on your
saintly sad expression
when you lean in to brand my neck with good tidings
and all your family’s blessings
before I go in, before I go out


I think falling in love is like licking a knife
you can really mess yourself up if you
don’t do it right
but I’m doing the best that I know how
and building a legacy is like tangling a rope
in the end you just hope
that it makes sense or looks pretty to folks
so we can justify our circus of mistakes

and finally begin to quench our still unfulfilled potential
and counterfeit divine credentials
and fake it til we make it
or one of us gets too drunk
hiccups interrupt our quiet moment and you catch me singing farewells again
before I go in

Thank you notes and little white lighters
why is everything so heartbreaking
in the throes of the afternoon?
cheap art supplies and homemade cider
why does anyone do anything?
why do we have to leave so suddenly soon?
oh
I didn’t realize I cared so much til I was swollen with the fear of abandonment and an existential shame
but still lucid moments remain
like your lipstick on my wounds
and all your family’s blessings
before I go in, before I go out

it’s all thank you notes and little white lighters

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from There There, released May 7, 2021

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