i walk into the corn maze
these things are the best
first I take a couple rights
then a couple of lefts
then I take a right
then I take a left
then a left, left, right
take a left then a right
then I take a couple of lefts
then it’s left, right, right, right
left, left, right, right
right, right, right, left, left then right
then a right, then a right
and then a right, and then a right
and then a right, and then a right
and then a right, and then a right
and then a right, and then left
uh oh, the sun is starting to set
so I jump up high after taking a right
and I scream for help with all of my might
i run through the corn, cuz now it is night
and the people at the farm have turned off the lights
i look at my phone but I don’t have service
i scream even louder and start to get nervous
i go missing for days, a search party is called
but they never find my body and the case is unresolved
but I didn’t die, I’m now one with the corn
i embraced the sweet kernels til my body was reborn
now I am a stalk and with any luck
the harvest will be bountiful and I will shucked
but come next fall, at the end of my days
as children wearing sweaters run by in waves
my body will be still but my mind will be crazed
as I scream in total silence:
STAY OUT OF THE MAZE!
Produced on the MPC1000, “Nosthaigia” documents time spent in Thailand via regional music. Available here in an exclusive color vinyl. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 24, 2024