cold front

The difference between art and industry is,
	arguably,
how effectively repetition adds
	to your success rate
while the difference between art and arguing
	is indistinguishable to me
so when Twahan Simultaneous
	needs a critique of his latest pieces,
all I can really bring to the table is a pen
	and a pad

Dissecting equations that graph
	the parabola of a relationship from start
		to finish
then he looks harder than that,
	goes over the details with a fine tooth comb
and we find saw teeth fractals erupting
	from this smooth arc -
no wonder you couldn't escape
	crash landing
after she handed you over
	to gravity

But there's hope
	in these passages
and escape pods
	in these passengers
you are the vehicle
	of your own kinetic restitution
the plot may end when you hit the ground
	but only if you run out of paper

I'll raid the school supplies
	of me when I was a kid
to remember the feeling
	of looking forward to the new year
		and how to prepare

Twahan,
whether it takes a message in a bottle,
	a black box, or a beacon;
you got this, man
	just keep on repeating
and may Cold Summer,
	one day,
		go out of season -
as an artisan,
	you build meaning
from doing the same things
	differently

How 'bout a post release party -
	Hot Springs?