'who was i? who am?' he says to himself while he's being hosted down
the people staring down at him
emotionless
with eyes as wide as pools of blood
'will i go somewhere? do spirits exist? he wonders as he feels his body shift downwards
he feels the motion settling just as his worries do
he relaxes and relieves all of his body of all pain
no worries due
he says to himself i've always said i wanted to die and my wish is fulfilled'
and as he lies in his coffin
slowly letting go of all his breath
he lies smiling
the first smile in his life
at the end of his life
i had friends but after that i had an ocean
an ocean where innocents dive and become swallowed whole
their last breathe being one they regret
an ocean where it wasn't abnormal to be lost at sea
but everytime you find your way home
ships come and go they sail in this ocean
sometimes they stay and fish for a short time catching only a few
they decide the fish aren't good enough and let them go
the ocean of my tears
with people constantly leaving
and the last breathe of a loved one
flashing down on my face
text and a blinking line
sleep without dreams
because theres no creativity left to spare
drained from my screen
through art and poetry no one will see
through art and poetry no one will care
through art and poetry the weak minds it would scare
happy? unknown
sad? discovered
my watering eyes covered by my hands
like shower curtains
because behind those hands
i am naked
my emotions in the blue
my irrationality in the white
privacy? unknown to others
disparity? only known by me
1.2 millimeters of plastic
at the end of the day
at the start of the day
1.2 millimeters of polycarbonate plastic
you leave me speechless
no worries or words to express
1.2 millimeters of polycarbonate plastic weighing of 15 to 20 grams
you lift me from my weight
the weight on my shoulders of my internal pain
spin around with your design on-front
make such sounds that make me hunt
hunt for more of you
to fill my meaningless life
sitting on a chair constructing music
bone by bone
note by note
twisting each knob just as i twist my heart
i render this piece
a reflection of who i am
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