NEVER HAVE GONE

theres a tape in me
that plays back 

old friends voices

with such timing 

that its like

they never
have gone 

~

this conjured backing

is flowers that bloom

out the stomped dust 

THE BODY LANGUAGE OF THE OTHER DRUMMERS

they lean forward
in that way they have

and you have to lean in
to hear their words

and they always look away
in that way they have

those people do
who arent entirely here

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NO NAMES

i
argue
with
this
voice
in my head

mostly in the kitchen

on
all
the
big subjects
of
the
day

its not quite
a devils advocate

more
the
voice
of
people 
i worked with
i played with
from
anywhere
in
the
past
decades

mostly people who were wrong
most of the time
in
a
very
special stubborn 
way
but no names no names

and i dont know them anymore
but
i
must
set
them
straight

mostly in the kitchen

even tho 
theyll
never know

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