Hand In Mine

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Release Date: 2021-02-20

Label: whitelabrecs

"i walk backwards into your room. with each step i age a year. i sit down beside you aged ten. “where are we going?” you ask me. i pull you out of bed. you’re facing me, of course. i step backwards, you step forwards. i reach thirty at your front door. you laugh and ask me when i will explain what’s going on. you were eighty in bed but with each step that number’s decreased by one. i hurry you outside and in the night our breath plumes frosty.
i rub your hands and pray that you'll stay with me ‘til the river. fifty steps, on my count last night. we sing to stay warm, a faded tune, but our voices sound quite bright. at thirty-five, you stop and say “i don’t want to be a child again.” i look at you and sigh. soon i’ll be old enough to be your grandmother, and we’ll sit by the river to say goodbye.
i step backwards, you step forwards, your frame shrinks, your voice changes, beard grows backwards into your cheeks. i step backwards, you step forwards, my strength falters, my skin crumples, thoughts turn inwards, slow and weak. we collapse together on the bench by the waterside. i hold you while you shiver. i take your hand in mine, and we look out across the river."


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