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ina garten

from creature comforts by a small bird

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I cut my thumb a couple times today. The name
of this culinary game is grace,
and Grace is not my middle name.
I’m sweating through my t-shirts and my band-aids,
A werewolf in a swimsuit with her fur up in a braid—

I’m not the same, but I’m not ashamed,
I just feel a little down on myself.
Staring deep into the mirror again,
Why do I always look like I need help?

Now, every worm just wants to be the best worm,
And every germ just wants a strong successor,
But I just want to see you again,
Out in our garden, while I
laugh along and work the frying pan
Like Ina Garten.

Absolutely everybody’s baking bread, and
I’ve been thinking quite a lot about my second real attempt:
Dry as baking powder and beset with dents,
And I’m not in a place to take anybody’s two cents.

It’s not the same, and I’m not ashamed,
I just thought I would be proud of myself.
I left it in too long while working out a stain
On a sweater that don’t even fit me well.

Now, every worm just wants to be the best worm,
And every termite wants to eat your dresser,
But I just want to see you again, be given the chance
to work the counter, make you laugh,
Though I’m nowhere near as advanced
as Ina Garten.

I used to be the connoisseur of little things,
But this snout kept jutting out and my hands got way too big.
Now I can’t even sew a button into place,
The line between the beast and me is blurring day by day.

I’m not the same, and it’s just a shame
To be hangin’ on the back porch by myself.
I don’t even know if I’m invited in.
The uncertainty is weighing on my health.

Now, every worm just wants to be the best worm,
And every bird just wants rid of its stressors—
Look, I just want to see you again, if you can stand it,
Though I laugh like a hyena and am in no shape to stand in
For Ina Garten.

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from creature comforts, track released June 18, 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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