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My Vortex Camera

My Vortex Camera is filled with film and focussed,
poised to take some pictures of more changes.
Twirling and churning, I view my vortex vaguely;
the camera holds it still so I can see it.
Smile, my unavoidable void!
Say “cheese,” and strike a flattering pose!
I want to remember you just the way you aren’t yet.

Here in my wallet I have my vortex photos;
snapshots of the process of transition.
Here’s Hesitation, and this one’s Taking Chances.
This big one shows the Moment When I Lost Her.
Smile, my vertiginous void.
Face me, and let my lens take you in.
I want to decipher you just the way that you are now.

Smile, my unavoidable void, smile.
Void my unintentional smile.

My Vortex Camera can’t see the sea or sunset.
It’s watching just the patterns of emotion.
Smile.

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from My Vortex Camera (Control Songs, Vol. 3), track released September 1, 2000

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David Garland New York, New York

Composer/singer/multi-instrumentalist David Garland has been steadily shaping songs in new ways since 1980.

"Like many great songwriters before him, Garland pushes the limits of acceptable harmony and dissonance, yet never at the expense of beauty. If it's not possible for popular music to reach the heights of the great classical masters, it seems no one has told David Garland."
--Sean Lennon
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