Living Things

from Reliable Temp by Sam Bodary

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I am not a painter but I like to play with colors I can see
Holding two dimensions in my left hand while I set the other free
And no its not a masterpiece but each one seems a little more complete
And it helps me calm my nerves and it makes it easier to go to sleep

I am not a lover but I like to love some people quietly
Listening to couples talk in coffee shops while I sit down to read
I don’t know if envy has any locomotive properties
But I’ll shovel green into the fire in that engine room and make them scream

And I won’t be known as a doer of anything
I'll just work behind the scenes making lives a bit more lovely

I am not a thinker, but I like to think you think about me too
And if that isn’t true I’d like to think I’d wanna hear that from you
But I think I know too well that I’d rather make a fort in my living room
Make a sign, say no girls inside, convince myself its not a tomb

And I won’t be known as a doer of anything
I’ll just sit there on the stairs taking notes on the living things
And I won’t be known as a doer of anything
I’ll just sit there on the stairs taking notes on the living things

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from Reliable Temp, released January 3, 2015

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Sam Bodary Columbus, Ohio

I am a human and I bashfully try to connect with other humans sometimes.

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Apr 27

Judson & Moore

Chicago, IL
May 11

Nun Kulturraum

Karlsruhe, Germany
May 12

Kopf und Kragen

Fürth, Germany
May 14

NEUNEINHALB

Bayreuth, Germany
May 15

Beatpol

Dresden, Germany
May 16

Franzis im Kulturzentrum Wetzlar

Wetzlar, Germany

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