cicadas ratchet, unreasonably
thirsty for the summer
light that shines on the
lake surface of inching buses
block by block unloading
marching bands of business men
an old woman picks something sticky
out of a plastic wrapper
then squares herself up
with a fist in her lower back
to study the alarming
vulnerability
of the marlboro man
leading a horse across a sky
credits
from The Same 12 Songs,
released November 3, 1997
Words - Tom Schroeder, Music - Jay Orff
Dave Herr - drums
Jay Orff - bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
Tom Schroeder - guitar, vocals
Karin Park made this album of spare, intensely beautiful dark pop in a converted church building from her childhood. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 18, 2022