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magnifying glass (i am never as other people claim to be. sometimes people believe they are in the right and later learn they weren't. sometimes they don't learn, but then they are never wrong. who am i to criticize. i think people misuse (neglect) their minds but everytime i try to improve myself i fall, which i should rise from, but instead i remain down and doubt everything i've ever done. i do open mic night because i have dreams. more of the dream dies as my lack of ability becomes more apparent as i publicly devolve. i wish i could be confident for any long period of time. what is truth and why should we care. i thought i was alive, but maybe they are.)

5:[g dm am/em]

macrobius couldn't figure out the tides /

now we send our people to antarctica /

thanks to wallace and his dog /

we know we've been wrong all along /

maps and treasure hiding on our shelves /

people, places, things, & other hells /

is it not crazy that we all are geniuses? /

hiding in our pockets & pretending we agree with this /

walden is worlds away and a worthless visit /

a mental portrait's the real deal is it? /

a western ghost town made of wood /

i guess i've unknowingly been up to no good /

[g am f c]

everything that we have ever seen /

is so much goddam true-er when we see it on a screen /

these magnifying glasses only used for fires /

could be put to better use, burning holes in liars /

there are worlds alive with creatures i admire /

there are coffee cups with patterns that inspire /

hands are better unfurled and reaching towards the sky /

rain, sleet, and snow, are all worth more than your mind /

[before last chorus: lots of g]

[am(am7) em(e-3)]

do you know how hard it is /

to see every thing you've ever missed /

i understand that everything i've ever done can see /

what i've become and how i ended up eventually /

[am - em]

building fortresses from giant one-way windows /

stagnant saturdays, listen as the wind blows /

warmer times have whispered here before that even /

empty space like that you're in right now can be an open door (stay put!)

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