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We played catch with oranges in Soho Your friend said it sounded like something Will Varley would put in a song How about the one that says fate makes mistakes every now and then? Something about being there Smoking out of windows onto windmills self-obsessed or just in love with you We watched As strangers danced on country roads masks and PPE Tears streaming in an airport I didn't know how fast things would change Later someone told me, art doesn't need witnesses The capitalist in my head disagreed He whipped me into submission scanning for all the ways he could auction me off, piece by piece He auctioned the best parts first. Dropped the price when no one bid. Took less, as long as he was paid. He lives in me now. Turning memory into product. Turning love into proof. but oranges in Soho does sound like something Will Varley would put in a song, it's true
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Jan 16
Jan 16, 2026 at 4:22 AM UTC
Oranges in Soho
We played catch with oranges in Soho Your friend said it sounded like something Will Varley would put in a song How about the one that says fate makes mistakes every now and then? Something about being there Smoking out of windows onto windmills self-obsessed or just in love with you We watched As strangers danced on country roads masks and PPE Tears streaming in an airport I didn't know how fast things would change Later someone told me, art doesn't need witnesses The capitalist in my head disagreed He whipped me into submission scanning for all the ways he could auction me off, piece by piece He auctioned the best parts first. Dropped the price when no one bid. Took less, as long as he was paid. He lives in me now. Turning memory into product. Turning love into proof. but oranges in Soho does sound like something Will Varley would put in a song, it's true
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Jan 16
Jan 16, 2026 at 4:22 AM UTC
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