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creature

from creature comforts by a small bird

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I heard about twelve different definitions for a species by my senior year,
Eight years after the sun’s ninth little boy demoted, though the people loved him dear.
It’s simple til a liger and a lion have a little kid,
Provided no one thinks to just avoid debate by quietly killing it.

There’s a lot of not-inaccurate terms for what I am that people have on hand,
But not a lot of overlap between the list and any terms that I can stand.
The next-door neighbors had this creeping plant that sprouted purple flowers
All around their house, and when they tore it down
I saved one in my desk, til it turned to dust
Inside the drawer.

I am just a creature
In need of comfort,
And I don’t know anything else for sure.
If you cannot reach her,
Just leave her unhurt,
And don’t reach ’til you know what you’re reaching for.

I heard about twelve different definitions for a species before my senior year,
Eight years after the sun’s ninth little boy demoted, though the people loved him dear.
The length of time that people can ignore a liger’s kid
And the fact that words don’t change the way the Roman reaper’s planet spins
Is so, so long.
Their need for comfort is so, so strong.

And really I am just a creature
In need of comfort,
I don’t know anything else for sure.
Call me a monster,
Just grant me comfort,
And not the comforts I’ve been signed up for,
Cause comforts can curses too, for sure.

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from creature comforts, released July 2, 2021

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a small bird Chicago, Illinois

a small bird is the solo project of a queer trans artist based in Chicagoland.

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