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Down the River

from EP! by Rachel Wolf

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It was a dark day when the messenger came
I could sense the shape of it like figures in the rain
Any augur knows there's no romance in this
An omen in my belly, a prophecy in piss

You who are not you, bead of providence,
Snag the fabric of my waking hours like denim on a fence
My voice drops I growl, howl, make animal sounds, stutter curse, until my tantrums cease
And I beg you simply to go in peace

I sent you down the river
May the tawny birds and speckled moths reprieve you
I sent you down the river
May the marshes on the other side receive you

Silver footprints, the phantom leaves for me;
They ache and they shiver for those who care to see
And the marks bloom like India ink
Limned by a passing, a light on the brink

Of shining,
Your path, my path, divinely dividing
Walk on through the half-light, wiillows hangin low
I'll be glad to know you when that path becomes my own

I sent you down the river
May the tawny birds and speckled moths reprieve you
I sent you down the river
May the marshes on the other side receive you

I have learned the shades of grief
In my body to the bone
I have swallowed them raw and whole
And now they are my own

Cry
Quiver
Shake
And be still.

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from EP!, track released February 28, 2012

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Rachel Wolf New York

Hello, and welcome to my lair. The story of my life is long and confusing, much like my digestive tract, and my animal-name. I won't bore you with the details, suffice it to say that I am a prowling, howling, Brooklyn beast. The full moon makes me want to sing with reckless abandon and eat arepas. This wolf is looking for shows and new friends. Howl at the desolate sky if you can provide either! ... more

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