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Lakes

from Callous Year by Steev baker

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"little wars
in the folds of your dress." -- Tara Endicott

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1
I was watching the rain
fall into the lake
water into water
and the patterns it makes
like the ripples we caused
with our mistakes:
Bottles of whiskey
and bottles of wine:
headaches and heartaches
and gathering clouds.
And the simple comfort
I found in your arms.

It’s late, late
but I knew what you wanted
were lakes, lakes,
and bodies of water.
Please wait (wait)
I’m holding my promises close--

2
Down to Chicago you traveled so fine
with a passport photo
and those old poems of mine
but the things on the shore
that you’ve left behind…
The things that you carried
were bending your neck
like an anchor
or an albatross
like the little wars
in the folds of your dress.

It’s late, late
but I knew what you wanted
were lakes, lakes,
and bodies of water.
Please wait (wait)
I’m holding my promises close
like the sky below the trees
on the surface, hovering
out where we cannot reach.

credits

from Callous Year, released January 16, 2019
Steev: acoustic and electric guitars
Rob: bass guitar
BJ: accordion
Charles: piano

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Steev baker Madison, Wisconsin

Steev baker is a lo-fi singer-songwriter from rural Wisconsin. He has spent time in the music scenes of Oshkosh, West Bend, Milwaukee, and Madison over the past 20 years playing songs about faith, doubt, anxiety, love, and the places we call home.

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