Labor Day

from Wood Anniversary by Hello Whirled

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closure is for people who deserve to know
and you for one sure as shit don't
it took too much to leave so little
but at least it seems you took the note

you declare a fake holiday
and devote it to those who'll never celebrate it
make awards for conversation
take them home without ever having to demonstrate it
I don't know what "salt of the earth" means
but I suppose in this sense you're just black pepper in hell

I'm not alone in this approach
but we could save the world from heat death if we buried you whole
and dropped your bones so deep into the earth
the temperatures would rise but you'd still feel cold

but would you notice then?
or would you get the management together again?
crack a fresh carved mirror to make that haircut look good
you can say "hate game not player" but you never should
and the sunsets look a little nicer today
if you had foresight you'd know it'd be your last hooray

a perfect world can be achieved
by building trust and running laps around your pathetic ass
and giving up on trying to hold such power
without putting on some elbow grease and eating your words

things run smoother when there's time to shut the whole thing down
things are easier when no one's pushing them around
things feel better when they're around good company
things won't kill you when you let them live (a little)

how has everyone not gouged your eyes out?

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from Wood Anniversary, released October 4, 2021

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