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Narration: Hermann Otto

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I know how to put a drawer full of knives in perfect order
and never touch the sides.
I will take one with me when I dress myself in the night.
I have seen the sky unravel like the veil I wear when I travel,
stars vanish from sight.
It's the only thing that's warm enough and keeps out all of the light.

I know a man, believes he is a king.
His mouth is always full of snakes. They do the talking.

I'm your conscience, I'm your shadow,
but I never had your face, though. What's a father to do?
I'd always thought it perfectly ordinary, didn't you?
I will live here, undercover. I have secrets, I have lovers.
What's a shadow to do?
I will keep you safe from all the truth I've hidden from you.

Shake me off now, like a shiver.
Wash me away, as far as you can, down the river.

You will come to some agreement, never tell me, keep it secret.
Shake your shadow from you.
The dark is blind and welcoming, just as I once wished for you.
My hands were at your service, but my heart is strong and selfish.
I will break you in two.
What becomes of me is what becomes of you.

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from The Ape Woman Live at the Berkshire Fringe, released March 6, 2021

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May Oskan is a writer, singer, and voice teacher based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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