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Mermaids & Sailors
03:29
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2. |
So Close*
01:14
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3. |
Detour*
00:54
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Detour
remembering his eyes
freedom and fresh air
so many stairs
echo
open door
room sky blue with clouds
laughter
the kiss between us
that could never happen
detour
long walks thru painted trees
infinite sky and grandeur
stairs overpowered with earth
synchronized feet
on crumbling leaves
i look at you
we kiss
can't touch
cigar in the courtyard
taking it all in
zigzagged streets
i'll never find
again
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4. |
Smoking Moon
00:41
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Smoking Moon
moments are just moments
like crisp leaves stored
in favorite passages of books
walks back and forth
along the road
cold smoke
smokes
smoking moon
so heavy
so light
always watching
always silent soothing
brooding'
drunken feelings
we shouldn't
have
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5. |
After Sunset*
01:11
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After Sunset
my thoughts are mine
if I want to take you I shall
unceremoniously
play after sunset rhythms
repeatedly
night sounds
streetlights buzzing
heels clicking
lovers kissing
laughter & horns
doors opening
slamming
until the dawn
you covet
moments of peace
honey and coffee
tongued beast
in the dark
your voice lay
inside me
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6. |
Small Movements
00:58
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Small Movements
i missed the first step
trying not to fall
reserve myself
to small movements
sit on my hands
even
i slide next to him
pretending to be cold
deliberately quiet
trying not to breathe
he devours my space
ferociously
he seems so fragile
yet i'm aware
how i project
when things are/aren't clear
how i shift to fit
i break my fall this time
with my hands
trying to ruin
what I won't get
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7. |
Here Again
00:43
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8. |
Super Moon
01:39
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Super Moon
i.
my entire body aches.
i will always
remember the super moon:
have you ever given
rage fire cold
sticky stone walls
hold them in yr hand
like an egg
love?
ii.
i gaze at the moon flickering
fleeting between floating clouds
before midnight
sweater wrapped like net over
my gills and fins
this moon-
growing bigger than my heart
you'd rather turn away from
like i'm some mystery
whose truth stumbles
thru tears and fingertips
you
with the stars on yr chest and back
floods seeped in the corner pockets
of yr eyes
yr posture
voice erect like earth off axis
i sit and i wait for the super moon
to engulf me
dragonflies bounce off my nape
and shoulders
in the dark
left with silent kisses
the weight of yr hands
my feet bound:
sparkly, shimmery and
shameless
i wonder...
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9. |
Fingers in the Water*
01:05
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10. |
Meet for Coffee
01:11
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we were never supposed to be
but he'd agree to meet for coffee
his mouth contorted
spilling oil
eyes coal cold
cloudy dark
disconnected from love
yet he did agree to meet for coffee
talking quickly like
too much silence
may cause
a rise in me
leave residue lingering of
love of longing
i watch i wait
for an opening a glimmer
a slight shift
to know we actually did exist
i'm grateful i wore blue
& red lipstick/
yet he did agree to meet for coffee
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Cher Jey Chicago, Illinois
Cher Jey is a Chicago based, multidisciplinary artist from Baltimore, MD. She investigates expression through sound, movement and line. Her research explores the improvisation and vocal styling elements of storytelling through black classical music, world music and stream of consciousness writing. Cher Jey is the vocalist, conceptualist and intuitive composer for LUA and Sekhmet RISING. ... more
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