Protocol II. The Men Who Wore Lions by Griffin Candey

Recorded live at Westminster Hall in Minneapolis on October 13, 2023.
PROTOCOL
Griffin Candey
2. The Men Who Wore Lions
Text by Kaveh Akbar
Over the men's heads, a bird spoke:
The sun is in the mountains; above it is the moon.
The thing you hoped might save you had better save you soon.
The men stood, staring at the sky
like desperate plants.
Courage: a long shadow
scattered over the horizon
like salt tossed over a shoulder.
Over their shoulders, the men wore lions. They wore lions like men wearing lions.
Mane blended into beard, making the men glow with mannish light.
The men approached the mountain that had sunshine seeping out its cracks.
When they got close enough, the mountainlight illuminated each man's face.
Terrible light.
Inside the core of the sun
inside the core of the mountain was a single white plant, six fists high, with its roots growing straight up in the air.
The men never found it.
The men could only see themselves.
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[@skyeckogaming3354]

:0 This sounds so out of this world

[@amandadangerfieldpiano]

I love "oooh" sounds with close harmony. The dissonance in this is so interesting! And I'm glad you have the lyrics in the video description.

[@cantussings]

Thanks!