The Big Bag

from This Is The Food We Eat And These Are The Things We Say by Lukie Sherman

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I want you to show me what I am instead of who you think that is
I want you to show me what I am instead of who you think that is

Now look out the window
The ice has froze in spots that you can’t chip off
You think of the staircase
The steel one near the Davis CTA stop
And hope all the people in transit watch their steps getting on and off
The train but you mostly just focus on the disaster if someone falls

I’ve been glancin’ at the sack of NaCl by the orange vest man
I’ve been glancin’ at the sack of NaCl by the orange vest

The big bag of road salt, the cure to frost, the solve to the hidden ice
I grab one big handful with my gloves on and toss to my left and right
And nobody thanks me
They’re just confused like thanks no one asked for this
But they didn’t have to
For me to jump to action and take the risk

Because you’re after all the best I’ve ever had
And the worst of all the times when looking back
It makes it that much more pathetic to admit
That I would gladly trade it all in for a tip
On how to rearrange my space so that it fits
All of this salt I throw upon the quilted steps

I’ve been glancin’ at the sack of NaCl by the orange vest man (breath)
I’ve been glancin’ at the sack of NaCl by the orange vest man

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from This Is The Food We Eat And These Are The Things We Say, released February 4, 2020

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