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The longer you live,
the older you get,
the older you get,
the less you live,
the less you move,
the less you speak,
the less you feel,
by the window sill,
on the vacant bench,
a table for one,
in line for meds,
an empty crosstown bus takes you home,
a stranger calls
whom you keep on the phone,
and the TV watches you sleep.

This is dying alone, kids.
All your meals are frozen.
None of your days are fresh.
And that persistent rotting odor
is rising from your flesh.

And so I got the neighbor’s son
to set up a profile on this site.
I’m offering that lucky lady,
in search of a mature gentleman,
one final dance!

Won’t you die with me?
Croak with me?
Accept this rose,
and decompose
beneath an oak with me?

We can cuddle and kiss away the hours.
Then our remains may fertilize the flowers.

Expire with me.
Be toast with me.
Kick the bucket,
just say, aw fuck it!
Give up the ghost with me.

I’ll light a scented candle for romance,
Then we can snuff it out and do the boney dance.

Won’t you die with me?
Perish tenderly?
See unquenchable passion in my eyes,
as we synchronize our dual demise,
ending like heroes who died only for love!

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from In Real Life, released July 8, 2022

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American Modern Recordings New York, New York

American Modern Recordings (AMR) specializes in recordings of contemporary classical music, with an emphasis on music by living American composers. AMR is also the house label for the American Modern Ensemble (AME) and its affiliated ensembles. Our albums are critically-acclaimed and top-sellers on Amazon, CDBaby, iTunes, and everywhere recordings are sold. ... more

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