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Poor Me

I think the floor won’t hold my weight.

I think I better not lean on the walls.

As I shuffle down the street,
the friction of my feet sets the road on fire.

My hands can no longer fit through doors.

My knuckles have become as large as my knees.

As I wave good-bye,

I knock over objects that are precious to me.

I think my slouch is more than a posture problem.

It’s a result of these exhausting times.

I need a change of scene,

but my eyelids are blocking the view.

On the shelves around me
are endless books and objets d’art.

Uncompleted projects dot the landscape
near and far.

If I had a moment,
I ‘d try to think my problems through,

but my time is taken
listing all the things to do.

If I lift an eyelid,

and see what look is on my face,

then I might discover

how I got into this place.

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from Togetherness (Control Songs, Vol. 2), released September 1, 1999

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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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