all the things you aren't

from the before and afters by adam griffen

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all the things you aren't

nearby but folded under
a simulated fool
in love with all the things you aren't

in a kitchen drawer there's a useful assortment
many simple devices
someone thought would make life easier,
in some small way

a clutter of gifts, never found purpose
following the fool
in love with all the things you aren't

in a catalog, a thousand variations
of what was once of stone
how did someone think we all could believe
in one ideal form?

sparks shower on a black floor
sharpening the tool
in love with all the things you aren't

in a dusty box, a lifetime of tinkering
while away the hours
someone found universal delight
in each small handiwork

repeatedly torn asunder
then wound upon a spool
in love with all the things you aren't

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from the before and afters, released December 12, 2011

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adam griffen- experimental folk pop.

vsmqu?- experimental instrument builder, noise, ambient, improvisation, etcetera.

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