the singlemost significant event
september 29th, 2000—present
was the official commercial release
of kid a
you would have loved it
when i saw the art for the first time
i resolved to unsuccessfully mimic
the cutting slant of graphite on tracing paper
alone
scribbling on my dorm room loft the quaking mountains
the scraggly, menacing trees
and the fire
it was cathartic, chanting
i'm not here, this isn't happening
i will see you in the next life
it beat the hell out of listening
to the mix tape your mother gave me
the one they found playing in your car
still running
she meant well but it was too much
all that wondering when it came
at what moment
your music stopped
you've got it made
with us here still counting
our conditioned lives in tens and fives
and this year
i didn't even visit
please know i didn't forget
i just didn't have the heart to remember
everything else you've missed.
Second Maki's comment.
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