Said the Gramophone

Poised For Dedication

The Dutchess and the Duke - "Hands"

I know the moment when things looked different. When your body looked small like the way a stranger's body is just a body, yours was always a body until then. I saw the way one of your eyes opened a bit wider than the other, the way your ears sat high on your face, which slung your chin down low, like a lonely diabolo. The way your crooked smile kind of limped across your face and your hair fell like it always had, down. If I drew you, it wouldn't match up. You're more beautiful than my mind is able to see, it wouldn't be fair. I remember the moment. You were on the phone, doodling casually, and you drew a really nice face. A nice face that looked like a kindly doctor or something. And then you drew a jar around it. And I just thought, so loud in my head, so loud I knew I would never be able to make it quiet again, "Why does everything have to be in a fucking jar?" [Buy]

Zerditou Yohannes - "Bolel"

You hold the spoon and I sip the soup. You push the gas and I steer the wheel. You gather the wood and I gather the sticks. You spin the girl and I hold her shoes. You hold the keyboard and I type the words. You roll the camera and I say the words. You wink the eyes and I give the smile. You start the fight and I keep the peace. You hold the penny and I shine it up. You hold the bottom while I sing a song. You start the sentence and I lift it to Heaven. [Buy]

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