Never have opened the books
Never have opened the box
Now we’re boxed in by boxes
That we house in the house
All that we forage, de facto garbage
What is this exercise in storage?
What is this private museum?
Artifacts stashed where nobody sees them
Digitize and discard
Document and destroy
Digitize and discard
I find it sparks joy
Spend all the time on the phone
Spend all the space on the stuff
Spend all the money on the space
Spend none of the time on the stuff
Where are the things I actually use?
All on my phone, recalled at a word
Where is the stuff that’s not on a screen?
Buried in some closet, festooned with mouse turd
May we all be disabused
Of our sentimental material tangible
May we confess what’s increasingly true
May we streamline since we’re digital animals
Digitize and discard
Document and destroy
Digitize and discard
I find it sparks joy
The enigmatic Frank Ene's solo record lives in a magical world where Serge Gainsbourg fronts Yellow Magic Orchestra. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 17, 2022