123 ABC WAKE UP WITH ME <3 I wrote this poem after putting together this radio show. Obviously inspired by the songs and their titles. "Destroyer" by Lala Lala plays in the background. xx

NIKE COMES FROM NIKE YET WE SAY NIKE WE LET THE TIME AND ACCENT SLIDE THE BODY IS KIND TO THE YOUTH BUT I WOULD DARE TO DISAGREE WHAT ABOUT TRAUMA AND BLOODY BLUES I’M WRECKED THINKING IT THROUGH WINDY CHICAGO, GUYVILLE VOODOO DRAGGING MY BODY, UNDER THE SUN SWEPT IN THE RAIN I SEE YOUR LONG ARMS, I SEE YOUR LITTLE FACE DRAGGED ON A STRETCHER IT FEELS LIGHT POP, LIGHT PEPPER, FANCY A LIGHTER I SEE RED AND BLUE BUZZING BUZZING BLAH BLAH BLAH QUERO IR PRÓ HOSPITAL DO AMOR PROFILATIC ATTEMPTS NOT TO ARRIVE SEEING TIME IN VAIN, WHATS THE GAIN CHANGE THE WORD PAIN INTO PAY

AUGUST HEAT TOUGH TEXTURED FEET BURNING SAND A MESSAGE FROM THE ACHING SKY WE HAVE IT SORTED, THAT OLD TOP SCHEME NOW GIVE ME VIOLET SKIES FOR THE WAY I DIE IN MY GROUND FLOOR NOSTALGIA IN MY TENEMENT WRITING SOMEONE ELSE’S MEMOIR ELLIOTT SMITH’S BETWEEN THE BARS EVERYONE’S GETTING LAID, BUT JOEY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WE ALL STILL RECOVERING FROM HISTORY POWER IS A HOLOGRAM POWER IS A HOLOGRAM POWER IS A HOLOGRAM YOU IRRITATE ME YOU IRRITATE ME YOU IRRITATE ME AND NOW HOW DO I FEEL NOW, NOW THAT I GRADUATED IN GOOD-BOY HATE POLITICS

I GUESS YOU CAN POGO AND DANCE IN HELL PUNK IS THE PERIPHERY SNOOZE THE LEAK! SNOOZE THE ISSUE! PERIPHERY CAN’T ALWAYS BE WITH THE PUNX CHOKE ME STROKE ME POKE ME POKE ME STROKE ME CHOKE ME WHEN I SEE YOU OUT WHEN I SEE YOU OUT WHEN I SEE YOU OUT IN A BRONTEZ PURNELL EXTRAVAGANZA I WILL BE GETTING HIGH I WILL DECEIVE MY BODY AND PRETEND YOUR BODY MY BODY THAT WE ARE ALL FUTURE TEENAGE CAVE ARTISTS ADULT SHAME IS A TSUNAMI ADULT SHAME IS A TSUNAMI ADULT SHAME IS A TSUNAMI