Ruth Benvegnen, who lives in Switzerland and records under the name FistleRoots, contacted me to ask if she could use my poem “If I Had 3 Lives” as the basis of a song. She works in Suno, an app that lets you provide lyrics and pick genre, voices, melody, etc. via AI. After hearing some of her songs, I agreed immediately. I think the song she wrote and the added lyrics are beautiful! If you go out to listen to “my” song, be sure to hear some of her others. They are all wonderful.
Tag: single life
After the Fact
There’s the Fact,
and After the Fact –
the silence of a new apartment,
hugging the kids too hard,
watching them manipulate.
It’s his telling friends you took him
to the cleaners, cold stares
at soccer games.
After the fact
is buying hundred dollar jeans,
then eating ramen for a week,
lying about your age,
your weight. It’s wondering
if they’re mama’s boys
or gays still in the closet,
what to do with small talk,
stretch marks, settling for a 6
because you’re horny.
The Fact’s a piece of cake.
Sarah Russell
First published in Rusty Truck
Sarah Russell Poetry 