beyond_the_grave
raze
most
of
the
music
this
man's reputation rests
on
is
here
in
a
bamboo
box
,
with
six
flat
discs encased
in
sleeves forged
from
the
very
same
flowering
plant
.
these
are
his
second
, third,
and
fifth attempts
at
tapping
into
something
pure
.
the
liner_notes
reveal
the
fatigue
he
tried
to
conceal
from
the
recording
engineer.
his
early
death
came
as
no
surprise
,
though
a
friend
admits
each
warning_sign
was
chalked
up
to
something
benign.
if
only
we
would
learn
to
look
for
the
notes
scribbled
in
the
margins
of
a
life
logged
on
staff-speckled
paper
.
then
we
might
see
straight
into
another
person's
soul
.
250522
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from