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Not Afraid of Danger

from A Most Imperfect Machine by Drew Stephenson

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We waved away the guests and brought the plates into the kitchen
Black ties and jackets over chair backs
I guess we own them
An old projector in the box with all the slides.
Surprised to find the bulb still working.
Never expected to spend all night
On the floor, shining pictures on the ceiling.
Just memories, colours and smiles

Ones of parents young and childless
Close friends now forever nameless
Rope bridges through tropical trees
A honeymoon roadtrip in 48 scenes.
Just memories, colours and smiles

Clicking through the boxes one by one
Agfa, Fujifilm and Kodachrome
Borneo, Guyana, Dar Es Salaam,
Charleston, Richmond, on and on up to Vermont.

Mosquito nets and whitewashed walls
Landrovers and lorries in government cream
Long hot nights and open doors
Sheets and curtains in uniform green
Just memories, colours and smiles

Ones of family members long forgotten
Ones of me, ones of you, turning ten,
Aunts and uncles and perfect strangers
Back when we were unafraid of danger
Just memories, colours and smiles.

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from A Most Imperfect Machine, released July 2, 2021

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Drew Stephenson York, UK

Drew Stephenson is a singer-songwriter based in York, UK, writing conventional songs about unconventional subjects.
Death, monkeys and space hardware may all feature.
He is also part of The Southern Wild.

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