First Term

from Backyard Birds by Zapruder Point

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it started with some promises
because it always does
a phenomenon that blew out of a buzz
it was followed by some purchases
followed by regret
and a series of unfortunate events
in a term that wouldn’t give us any rest

so you paid it some attention
traced it all in red
but it split into a million little threads
til you were standing in your boxers
scrolling down a glass
as the echoes of your family ripped past
in a term that no one thought was gonna last

now we skim through glades of articles
that engineer divides
and we give our children drills on how to hide
and there’s substance in the spectacles
and fire in the feeds
but nothing quite resembles what we need
in a term that marches on relentlessly
endlessly

don't get tempted into wishing
for a not too distant day
when every trial and error burns away
don't get tempted into dreaming
there's all this time to save
by beating back on every little wave
don't get tempted into thinking
you're out of things to say
you should fight for something more than normalcy
fight for something more than work and play
in a term that’s on the brink of giving way
either way

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from Backyard Birds, released March 20, 2023

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Zapruder Point is a Cincinnati-based sad bastard songwriter with a pretty voice.

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