written September 30th 2015 at poetry club.
we were supposed to write as if we were the word we drew.
i got "gasoline"
lyrics
lit you up with my arms
gave you a piece of me with my tongue
one drop of me into you,
that's all it took.
burned what we could've had.
wasn't slow about it,
wanted to make you whole.
make you start back up.
felt like that was my job.
been told it is,
did the opposite.
you and i together were dangerous.
i told you i was something you could not hold.
you cannot hold me,
i am toxic and undeserving.
i am fleeting.
you do not need me.
you do not need me.
you do not need me.
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021