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Symbolism

by Bob Gaulke

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The indoor troubadour mountains of blankets valleys of thighs visiting every inch poems covering miles duels in kitchens exercise river between is deep and wide shelves of skyscrapers sea-carpeted rooms nylon guitars vibrate universal blues voices arise in the silence billions online indifferent the indoor troubadour sings songs of his people to photos on the fridge in dozens of apartments songs of war and bills subway stops love echoing through a round scrambled box from a day lost to pointlessness to an evening alone songs in diaries fill anonymous hearts years uncertain quiet desperations inform troubadours of their sacred vocation
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I Woke up Wanting This it was as clear as day nothing else mattered feeling remains while everything shatters hunger subsides worries drops away needles divides night into day I think you were there it was hard to tell as we moved in concert with everything else out of the trance I broke down now I got to get back to that place I carry in my heart
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Dating my Shrink why do you buy me chocolates why do you me send flowers why do we keep talking for dozens of hours how did I say that to her how could I hurt her so I don’t remember filming it how did we call it love you should learn more about yourself you’d be surprised you could save a lot of money on porn and tranquilizers what if everything’s supposed to be like this? what would you do? where would you go? where did I spend the money where does the pain come from where did I find this accent where does my heart belong when will I feel better when can we go home we’ll explore these questions in further episodes
4.
You left the meeting turned off the laptop took off the tie burned the notes went outside into a car drove out of town passing people I went further on until color filled my eyes forest greens; blue seas and skies forgot my name why I came then decided I had to stay   you left the meeting with a taste in your mouth scent you remember since you were young surrounded by people it felt like love under decades growing up   we run into each other in a slow dance awkward glances second chances living a moment we thought would never come staring into faces of colleagues and bosses and every song suddenly rings true feelings at thirteen never leave you back in the moment you held your tongue and everything since has gone wrong
5.
A Recurring Whale do you feel it around you glimpses of an outline stretching outside your mind think it’s harmless maybe the opposite these are things fate decides dreams speak languages you can’t hear leaving waking life circling a square dreams there to reveal everything nowhere a recurring whale swimming through the air
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Have you seen me? been looking for myself everywhere have you seen me I found myself with you that was a while ago I don’t really know since then what I’ve been up to do you remember what I look like how I taste and smell what it felt to feel like you were found as well If you’ve seen me give me a call as I feel I’m missing us both as well (instru) I jackknife at the strangest times just when I think “it’s done “ convulsing in a motion occupying a space too large for one In the silence I play over the scenes rewriting lines and outcomes admitting you were right all along when I was exploring my dark thoughts
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What’s up with Steven? spends all period on his phone usually gets a worksheet done then he wants to sit at my desk or start a fight with Larry has this faraway look in his eyes too heavy for someone his size I know there’s nothing ostensively wrong and you’ve talked to his mom the children read a world without fish they watch news about immigrant kids why won’t they concentrate on the test principal reminds them of consequences we can endure him for three more months hope he gets out in June with a host of other issues he’ll be the least of our concerns does Steven have a friend in the world do his hopes work when he weighs things out is there love coming from where his attention’s drawn His look reflects in my mind I question the world he’s going to find I put my hand on my tie loosening and tightening the knot
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Adventure 02:51
Adventure dream about turning it off think about getting up fantasies become elaborate as the mirror moves away sweat you know nothing about dreaming in the supermarket words in advertisements start to call your name adventure adventure waiting for you giving up security is all you have to do adventure adventure embrace what you fear as years speed up into the curve one last chance before mysteries end chair fights back sweater sweats comfort reminds you of that dangerous world all your possessions press down on you

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Introspective songs with a latin palette.

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released June 6, 2022

Bob Gaulke: Voice, occasional guitar
Carlo Nicolau: Strings
Juancho Herrera: Well-played guitars
Leon Gruenbaum: Piano
Adam Kabak: Contrabass
Gil Oliveira: Percussion
Henrique Band: Flute
Emilia Cataldo: Backing Vocals; lead vocal on "Stephen"
Mixed and mastered by Martin Scian

Artwork by A Hunter Caldwell

1. The Indoor Troubadour
2. I Woke Up Wanting This
3. Dating My Shrink
4. You Left The Meeting
5. Recurring Whale
6. Have You Seen Me?
7. Stephen
8. Adventure

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Rootless cosmopolitan. I sometimes produce others.

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