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This sucks, I’ll admit it, everyone has a limit—
take a walk, I’ll wait right here.
Your dramatic suspension has got my attention,
You’ve made yourself perfectly clear,

And, you know, we’ve all got teeth, it’s not so strange,
I’ve never seen you so red-faced—what I meant to say, is

I wish I could be all the typical things you want me to be
But my wishes were spent, every dollar and cent,
in late 1453.

I’ve not been to hell, or bed with Christabel,
Somebody’s been giving me a bad name.
If I said no hypnosis, would my diagnosis
Still gross you out all the same?

And I still need my teeth, they’re here to stay,
If I could have it any other way,

I wish I could be all the typical things you want me to be.
And some things can change, but removing a cape
Cannot make a gray heart beat.

And I wish I could be all the typical things you want me to be,
And you would accept if you’d been a witness to half the snake-oil remedies,
That I can never be all the typical things you want me to be,
Though I’ve had a sec to process my undeath so I can leave you be,
And I know you meant no great disrespect,
I’ve been through this before—
At least you didn’t bring a pitchfork—
And if you smile at me,
I’ll smile back, closed mouth, no teeth.

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from creature comforts, released July 2, 2021

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

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