Good girls, good as gone
too squeamish to hit the sack
they turn themselves inside-out
while outside ears are split
by the women keeping mum
who hold the mic to the speaker
in the name of feedback.
Winded, they’ve been outspoken
or at least spoken for
plucking shallow, respectable breath
from their soft-spoken throats
kneeling meekly for their inheritance.
In honor of their victims,
they let the dead speak
for themselves.
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021