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Modern Man
00:54
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He uses too many periods because he can’t commit to any sentence. He pees where he pleases and feasts on roadkill. He breaks tables using pitchforks on salad plates. He makes collages out of the meanest jokes on TV. He sports daggers to fish for water balloons. His heart is a glory hole.
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Window Shopping
01:09
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I peer into houses and pretend I'm the people in frames hanging over paper fireplaces. Are they imposters like me? Which me is the real imposter? Which me is the decoy pretending to be an imposter pretending to be me? I peer into houses and pretend they're other houses. When I return to my own home, my keys no longer work.
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I'm Lovin' It
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While at a friend’s dinner party, someone showed up who looked just like me. Everyone addressed this person by my name. I screamed my confusion, but no one noticed me now. I started waving my arms, only to notice that I didn’t see them. I turned to the nearest mirror and realized that I couldn’t see my reflection. This other version of me held up a brown paper bag and said, “I hope you’re all in the mood for Big Macs!” Everyone clapped with elation. I, on the other hand, had brought nothing to this party. If only I had treated my friends with the ecstasy of Mickey D’s, I would still exist.
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I don’t know who I hate more: the werewolves who chase me down the street, or the bunny rabbits who lure me in and nibble my skin for years until everyone can see my bones. Despite my inability to speak in anything but explosions, they seldom seem to hear when I blow up. There are so many ways for me to destroy their city: I can drop atomic seeds and see mushrooms grow, or I can build factories that defile the air so subtly that the dwellers have no idea until blooming tumors tell them it’s too late.
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Reading Old Journals
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You read stained notebooks filled with paralysis. You envy those with no shame. “Stop making lists” is at the bottom of every list. you ponder over and over why you enable people to enable you. The years of single paper towels seemed trivial at the time, but now you live without working latrines.
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We paint sunny windows on the cracking walls, so our son never has to see the slaughter outside. We cower from the house plants that wave their arms in anger. They know we only planted their seeds so we’d have things that couldn't leave. The family dinner is hissing, because I always mistake live snakes for scaly spaghetti.
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Shovels Made of Dirt
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My mind is a junk drawer bursting with mystery keys. I slice myself on sharp truths as I ride the skies and split the wind. I hotwire my loneliness and crash it into every note I ever thought I could sing. I’ve spent years turning my brain into cheese just to see when the mice would appear. I am an unmarked grave, and I can never climb out of myself.
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Hall of Me
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My kids must have found their way out a long time ago. My kids must have their own kids by now. I’ve been running into myself since I stepped in, strolling into shattered glass, clearing one corner only to collide with more of me. In each mirror, each me melts. I forget what it was like to see anyone else. We’re all so happy together, here in this hall of me.
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Firstly, I'm going to answer the question that is surely on your mind: What is depression? Well you see, when someone when someone is too lazy to make something of their lives, they blame a so-called "chemical imbalance." Instead of appreciating the blessings all around them, they choose to focus on negativity.
How do you spot one of these sad sacks? Look for visual cues that signal their desire to distance themselves from social norms, such as dark clothing and offensive hair styles. Look for an allegiance to musicians that gives off bad vibes. And look for an emptiness in their eyes, the product of them taking antidepressants thar they don't even need!
Now here are some steps for getting these pouty babies back on the road to success:
Re-enforce positivity. When they start complaining about their lives, interrupt them as soon as you catch them doing so. Then say, “Why don’t you share something positive about what you’re talking about?” This should immediately get them to see their issue in a new light.
You being a positive person doesn’t mean that your life has been easy. It’s how you deal with the issues that makes the difference. So when a so-called depressed person starts going on about a problem, retort by bringing up a bigger issue you’ve had in your own life. Then let your loved one know that you didn’t let that thing get you down, so they shouldn’t get so bent out of shape about whatever they’re whining about.
Play Devil’s Advocate. Nothing expands a person’s consciousness like being able to see things from all sides. So why not help your loved one along in this mission? Disagree with whatever they're saying. Take the side of whoever or whatever is getting them down. They'll thank you later.
If all else fails…then this is on you. You failed because you don’t have the right mental attitude. You manifested your own failure. You see, you can bend people to your will if you just have the right outlook. Because there is no such thing as depression. There’s no such thing as your loved ones. There is only YOU.
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Earbleed
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You hear feedback and grind your teeth through it for the sake of the coming song. Then you realize that the feedback was the song. You’ve never been taught to hear this type of music. And now the song is over.
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Jason Kron Phoenix, Arizona
Bands I was in from 2001-2019:
Dance Floor Revolution,
The Great
Conjunction,
The Nerve Ending Fairy,
Serotonin Wet Dream
All Coincidence,
Hello Hero,
Magic Hero vs Rock People,
Bangarang,
Treasure Mammal,
Mergers,
Plague Party,
Man Hands,
Lovesong,
The Ovals,
Hug of War,
Dogbreth,
Fathers Day,
Hiccups,
Sugar Skull Explosion,
Some Local Spuds (Devo cover band)
... more
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