somewhens

when i hear muzak versions of hits, my ears transfix on how they did it.
 
when a piano string breaks, i don’t expect to be blamed
 
when bananas are spotty i don’t expect them perfect inside.
 
when people meet me and say i love your music, they mean blue rodeo.
 
when odetta kissed my hands after my set, i thought she might take me on the road.
 
when ani difranco threw her arms around me after my set, i thought she might take me on the road.
 
when the barenaked ladies took me on the road, i didn’t expect it to be so awkward.
 
when i tried the samsung they left me regretting years of iphone.
when i sent Frank Davies that commercial song i didn’t expect the mansplaining response.

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