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Sampson Starkweather
from LA LA LA

everything is better jarred
see-through
to seek a simple
something that loves
itself
doesn’t have to mean
masturbation yall
lie down
I’ll show you
my press
yes
when we pull apart
shazam
customized shipwrecks
down to the smallest detail
you can’t get
jellyfish to float
like this
don’t lick
the igloo
kids keep clear
of scuba gear
brass tax
how much
for your island
your gorgeous sunburn
what if I’m already
under water
all the time
this is love
or reverse placebo effect
leprechaun riot
doesn’t sound so bad
a billboard dedicated
to the way you talk
if you love me
unlock your phone
see those two lights
on the sea
that’s me
that’s me
that’s me

 

 

I am small
but make
big music
I’ve gotta get out
of this bird
cage
the silence is so
drop-kickable
if you could look
into my brain
it would look like
the sound of the emergency
broadcast system
as if we didn’t all
have an eagle
thrashing in our thorax
it’s time
to maim maims
once and for all
I’d like to bludgeon
violence to death
pardon me I didn’t see
your sheriff’s badge
believe me
I loved you
before roads
alive and in the air
I dreamed I dreamed
a radio melting
the sun
eventually everything falls
apart and resembles
itself
we are always losing
something
but what
you have
finally become





















































































































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