Trees synapse deep
into winter air—
the few leaves, few holdouts,
outside my window
telling me
Sleep now. Nap now.
So tired. Warm up.
And almost it’s time again,
hmm hum…
Better things, ancient things,
ancient as loneliness, as
friendship, ancient as sky.
If you’ll be my internet boyfriend,
I’ll be yr internet dreamqueen.
If you’ll be my wifi signal,
I’ll be your cosmic moonbeam.
If you dream
a dream of me
I think I’d like to try
and dream a dream
with you, and
nearly we do
know each other
and know the needs
of simply needing
and of asking
without necessarily
expectation
but simply the expression
of hope.
Better things, ancient things,
ancient as loneliness, as
friendship, ancient as sky.
If you’ll be my internet boyfriend,
I’ll be yr internet dreamqueen.
If you’ll be my wifi signal,
I’ll be your cosmic moonbeam.
The specter of digital path recrossings?
Internet, interpersonal,
surrealism this time
from the depths
of so warm a winter,
confused exit to a year.
I hope it’s all winding down
or winding up
or winding forward
wonderfully for you.
Or however it needs
to be for you.
If you’ll be my internet boyfriend,
I’ll be yr internet dreamqueen.
If you’ll be my wifi signal,
I’ll be your cosmic moonbeam.
If you’ll be my internet boyfriend,
I’ll be yr internet dreamqueen.
If you’ll be my wifi signal… … …
credits
from On a Typical Friday Night I Am,
released July 1, 2016
written, recorded, mixed by confetti armor
mastered by Tyler Hartman
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