By Geffrey Davis & F. Douglas Brown
1.
dear boy be the muscle:
make music to the bone—risk
dear boy be the muscle:
make music to the bone—risk
that mercurial measure
of contact there are those
of contact there are those
who touch a body and leave it
graceful be that kind
graceful be that kind
of wonder —and if I ever
catch you confusing
catch you confusing
a pulse for a path or a bridge
to beat loneliness your blood
to beat loneliness your blood
will be the object of discussion
I will ask to see it back
I will ask to see it back
if only to know the shared sinew
if only to relight your blessing
if only to relight your blessing
if only to rekindle the song
carried in your hands
carried in your hands
2. The Remix
ode to the boy in me singing at the table so rude
but the hum-a-long mingles with your husky laughter
ode to the boy in me singing at the table so rude
but the hum-a-long mingles with your husky laughter
ode to the father in you wringing something out of nothing
ode to [dutiful] stitched into your fingers and not:—[obligatory drudgery]
ode to [dutiful] stitched into your fingers and not:—[obligatory drudgery]
and yes ode to the ghosts now roving your cupboards and bed
ode to your lingering music a mixtape of meals and memory
ode to your lingering music a mixtape of meals and memory
ode to what you still offer I suckle it down throughout the night
taste everything passed between your fingers
taste everything passed between your fingers
3. Side B
dear boy aint nothing
not about bodies
dear boy aint nothing
not about bodies
we have more than one
sun more than one way
sun more than one way
to gasp inside the heat
and arms of praise
and arms of praise
worship the warmth
of each loaded light let your body
of each loaded light let your body
grow fragile an offertory —sweet—
lick bite know the knot
lick bite know the knot
of your desire hold it
in your mouth let it live
in your mouth let it live
let it split do not leave this earth
without tasting what passes
without tasting what passes
between fingers son
always go deep find the seed
always go deep find the seed
in each fruit’s buried longing
if it is yours sing it mine
if it is yours sing it mine
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