Be alone with us, skunks searching in the streetlight for a bite to eat. Stranded in ourselves, we will not scare. Sound somersaults across the lawn. An anathem(a) to our enemies. Stay still, on the edge of dread. What they can’t see. Whatever was will never be. Come climb inside.
Music by Jon Mckiel
Singing by Julie Doiron & Jon Mckiel
Words by Geordie Miller
Recorded by Jon Mckiel in Sackville NB July 2020 for Sappyfest Near And Far
Mixed by Jay Crocker