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from 10¢ Singles by Ten Cent Poetry

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This song sketch is amphibious. Water origins. Land life. It's a piece where song has crossed with poetry. The lyrics were adapted from one of my summer poem's called "Like This." Robots helped me to make the sounds. Thank you robots. Thank you batteries. Thank you electricity.

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LIKE THIS

Hook her by the fingertips
like this

Spin her to your chest
like this

Hum into the pink conch of her ear
like this

Twirl her out. Make the call. Be the man
like this

Boil the meat. Fill her mouth
like this

Kick in the door. Lie her down
like this

Rub her ankles. coco butter. lavender oil
like this

Taste her fruit
like this

Watch her spine become a bridge
like this

Count the explosions
like this

Keep it secret
like shhhhhh

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from 10¢ Singles, released July 4, 2012
poem, performance, rendition by Chelsea Lynn La Bate

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Ten Cent Poetry Asheville, North Carolina

Chelsea La Bate is a poet, composer, songwriter, performer, author and radio host. She likes sparkly things. She constructs songs with colored markers, a notebook, a mountain dulcimer, a banjo and a guitar.

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