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Annie Taylor
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This process is becoming difficult with
everyone around me
donating words to my mouth.
I’ll make my charitable debut
reading histories of you.
I wish I had the tact.
You’re not going to listen to a thing
they say to you.
And you’ll perform your exit
for the masses.
A sea of protests, a wooden vehicle.
To write without compromise.
Annie, you’re getting too close to the edge!
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The shoulders and arms that we invested
in the summer
were bridges we built in lo-fi
and quiet talk.
And I am scared to death that this
one will turn another and
we will abandon all our plans.
You know this isn’t us.
If only I could reach you.
If only I could reach through the phone to
tell you everything
an able mouth would say, maybe,
maybe things would be OK.
Dallas is burning overhead this caravan,
immune to age and
advertising disregard.
Don’t go asking of yourself now.
A desperate attempt to fashion you
a brand new tourniquet over
empty signals and verbs.
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You’re learning to think with the
right side of your head,
but you haven’t quite gotten the
hang of it yet.
There’s still the taste of blood in your mouth
that says you’re going to be famous.
Let’s get you fitted for a smile and
show you how to shake hands.
We’ll show you around
so you don’t have to find out
for yourself.
You’re digging your own burial plot
with a ballpoint pen
and you don’t even know it.
You’re playing with a gun called celebrity.
Be careful when you use it.
I’d keep my eyes open if I were you.
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The Lives of Famous Men
Hailing from Alaska and based primarily in Los Angeles, The Lives of Famous Men draw on wide ranging musical traditions to create a sound all their own. This unique brand of art-pop makes for a danceable live performance that’s landed them on stages from MTV’s Campus Invasion Tour to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Their new album Greener Pasture Blues is out now. ... more
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