Ham Kicker

Ham Kicker’s first collaborative exhibit features a poem by Kevin Crispin. The song, recording and performances are by Joe Robinson.

Same

The same demons that whisper to you
scream to me
in the bright light of day
in the dark slight of night
I am sitting here fighting my own mind.

The same joys that envelop you
merely distract me
in the endless colored autumns
in the lifelong frozen winters
I am running away from what I gave to you.

The same silence that distracts you
is everything to me

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Flap those silly wings of yours,
You just might learn to fly,
Or you might decide it’s fine down here,
When years have passed you by

Grow those giant antlers,
Biggest for miles around,
Then try to lift your head up,
When the cougar comes to town

Competition takes the heart of us,
And puts it on display,
Competition take the heart of us,
And runs away

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Young gal,
Thinks she’s a saint to be,
Rashes become scabs, hidden from view,
Pushing, shoving, toward what she’s sure she needs

Young, free,
Picking the scabs all day,
Some can ignore, not her, can’t ignore
Digging harder, harder, and harder

White whales, and holy grails,
Born within, they’re something else from outside,
These are the things that move us

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Moving toward beacons so fluid,
They’re hard to distinguish,
Reach them, watch them change,
Flow through your hands,
Do you recognize them still?
Or are they strange?

Substance seems so rare,
Disguised everywhere,
Some fools with a new plan,
Some will see a ruse,
And still will choose to stay,
Oh, they’re strong and firm,
Or are they strange?

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