Ode to Memory -or- Woe to the Taker… (part 3)

Title: Ode to Memory -or- Woe to the Taker… (part 3)
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[Intro: Gentle wind FX, solo piano]
With the wind
She is off and
you rethink
"no tagbacks"
Tauntingly, you
saunter after
her.
"'ello… I am
Looking to find
you."
[Verse 1: Airy and soft, childlike]
It is in your
mind. All.
a memory
–how pleasant–
a vision
–how serindipitous–
You cry: "Join"
You cry.
[Bridge: Whispered grief]
On your knees
now, face in
hands — no more
tears to cry.
Moisture from
Sweat an' tears
and dirt from
the air
Create an
abrasive
mud on
your forehead.
Cool.
[Verse 2: Sparse ambient swell]
The water
on your fingers.
If only you could
breathe this
fountain's bounty.
Where was this
fountain in the
dream.
You are younger
now.
Princes and
Princesses are
as real to you
as treasure chests
and pots of gold.
[Chorus: Emotional lift]
You delight in the
new.
Your smile moves
me.
Moves me like
mountains.
Sometimes the
Knowledge is
overwhelming
Sometimes.
"Escape"
"Join"
[Bridge: Delicate instrumentation, floating vocals]
Where, but for
the ladybugs
and butterflys.
"Join" "Escape"
But it seems
impossible
they both seem
unattainable.
[Verse 3: Introspective, surreal tone]
The poet speaks
your thoughts
"Jinx" you say.
"More tea" says
he.
Waiting, thus,
for the light.
Waiting for
the escape.
Waiting for the
joining.
[Final Verse: Haunting, nostalgic resolution]
And the two–
headed bear
from before
(You were so
innocent then.)
It could not have
occured to you
that sewing the
found head onto
Teddy
Would change
his life
forever
The two heads
fight.
he is a freak
like you
Talk about it in
your sleep.
Eventually they
will become
friends, you muse
It is impossible
to share anything
without becoming
friends,
right?
	—A cigarette?
[Outro: Wind returns, gentle smile in voice]
And your two-headed
bear is gone from
mind again
And the "Join" &
"Escape"
of tag
the real world
…begins again.
You hear it on
the wind.
And you smile.
Circumstance
and
Nostalgia…
	—and a cool breeze
[FX: fade to wind]
[Mic drop:]
~fin
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[by r wesley edwards]

Spoken word poetry, electro experimental euro-pop; a discussion between ambient chamber & experimental about sex, female