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King of the Dogs / Nonessential / Ark

from Humorism by Mouthbreather

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Fraught with aphasia
Having not spoken a word
In many months
A pack of dogs
On the street
Looking skinny
Looking mean
All I can do is genuflect
To show respect
And the alpha not understanding the concept
Bristling, shows his teeth to me
Damp with sweat
I can’t afford to lose
Wearing a pale approximation of shoes
“at least it’s not the office blues”
And they stalk off
Hungrily
Not detecting any meat
On my frame
I rejoice
And it’s time to celebrate
As I’m eating
The last MRE from my stash
I reflect on my anointment
As King of the Dogs
Am I baring teeth or smiling
Ain’t this little pack just thriving

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In a stupor, gallows humor
Worse now the rope looks real
The trick question I keep asking
echoing back to me
Can I instill value into
My screams into the void
Somewhere a militia that is formed up of my molecules
Aligns in flawless formation to flip me the bird
Is my meaning wrested from my reports to management?
And if a sound is unheard is it even worth a shit?
Who am I to assume that there’s even a guarantee
That when I smith my silver sword, its target will be clear to me
Rest assured I’ll point that thing at what it’s meant to cleave
If you need me
I’ll be steeping in my feelings
Peaceful, numb in my twilight years
A wistful rictus fixed upon my visage
If you need me
I’ll be seeking something solid

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Picking at the scab
Revolting what you had
A little less than God
A little more than dad
Up here where the serfs can’t see
Children are their currency
They’re burning down the library
They built an ark but it’s not for me
He’ll never let you shake his hand
Because you’d know he's just a man
And when you look the other way
His smile fades so fast
Up here in the platinum suite
Secrets keep you less than free
they’re job creators, they’re the GDP
They built an ark but it’s not for me
You want to ask him, “where’d the money go?”
But even the Pentagon doesn’t know
Wonder when they’re taking off
It surely cannot come soon enough

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from Humorism, released September 17, 2022

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Math rock, post-hardcore, and experimental folk walk into a bar. The sound person only provides them with 4 drink tickets, because they are a two-piece band called Mouthbreather.
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