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Even as the soft morning rain falls
down on this crumbling scene
the man, he seems quite unchanged
this man who can look at you in the rain

This man who smiles and laughs through it all
Like life is nothing but a charm to
put on his wrist and flaunt to the world
this man far greater than any girl like
me - he seems to be a god
a god with his smile and his pretty talk, O
God, I’m nothing but a poet
and all I have are these words for it

These words that will last but a lifetime
but a lifetime then no more
left alone in the desert
to rot and sing no more

and your laughter fills the silence
brushes through my heavy thoughts
my mouth is full of words inexpressible
so I say nothing at all

Still my mouth moves, my skin it flushes
Like a flare in the lamplight, I am
drowning in my shame and envy
of how that man’s name fits in your mouth, like
honey, like something sweet
sweeter than my bitter mead, my
bite with an aftertaste of addiction
my poet’s tongue, my wit, my incisions

But at night, I dream
I close my eyes, and I see

Cities will fall and beasts will die
In the time it takes for you to make up your mind
And you will never be mine, I’ll exhale you
Spit you out like the remains of last night
If you aren’t mine, I hope he’ll have you
I hope my body stops shaking with this bitter craze
And yes, I love you, I am covered in
salt, and stained with love, and I feel close to death.

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from Mad Heart: Sappho's Fragments in Song: Live at LitCrawl 2022, released January 18, 2023

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Cadence Chung Wellington, New Zealand

Cadence Chung is a poet, composer, musician, and student from Te-Whanganui-a-Tara. Her poetry has been published widely, with her debut chapbook 'anomalia' released in April 2022 with Tender Press. Her original musical 'In Blind Faith' debuted at BATS Theatre in August 2022, and she is currently studying Classical Voice at the New Zealand School of Music. ... more

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