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Rosemary for Remembrance

from The Acorn Album by In Tent City

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Rosemary smells like
Remember me fondly
and is spelled like
your best friend and you.

I have a precious memory
of rolling in the evergreen shrub
in your garden out front
and then going around
to everyone at your son
my dear friend’s
going away party
giving scented hugs.

Ty had just turned 18
and was joining the Marines
because I guess it seemed like
the thing to do.
That day
you recognized me
from when we were Fae upon a hill.

Oh, Mare,
this life is a little bit different than then.
I love it still.
Oh, Mary,
I remember you fondly.
I always Will.

Rosemary
Bends like the curve
of your calligraphy
and feels like it knows
just like you.
I have a melancholy memory
of a time you shared a real good cry
with me.
Because life had become
so much stranger
than Fae like you or I
thought it’d be.

You finally got to meet
the one of whom I spoke
so frequently.
And you had moments of recognition
and offering up your hard earned wisdom,
and your massage table
and you said your goodbyes
because she had to go
and so
I walked her outside
and I stole
I mean, I stole
one last kiss.
And then I came back inside to you, Mare.
You sat down in front of me
put your hands on my knees
said I Know, I know.
And we cried.

Rosemary
remembers like
the couple of months and weeks
before you died.
And looks just like
tyler and I
Sitting at your bedside,
listening while you spoke
halfway there from that thing in your brain
and the stuff that you’d smoke
to help you cope
with the pain.

You told us
You’d do more for us
from the other side.

Rosemary
is the essence of grace.
I see Rosemary
now all I see is your face.
Rosemary was always my favorite.
Now I know why.

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from The Acorn Album, released January 11, 2016

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In Tent City is the musical performance art project directed by yours truly, brian lee. It aims to be a mutually beneficial entity; it exists to provide me and my friends with a cathartic outlet, and to invite you who might listen to come along for the ride. Best wishes <3 ... more

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