Climes - "Upcycled Heart" - Tiny Desk Contest Submission 2026

Описание: Polyethylene nativities
Another Goodwill fantasy
Of a new life, a second chance
To fill a holy circumstance

But these dollar-bin, vintage sins
Will look so good on the kids again
It’s amazing, too, what one can do
With a little wire and hot glue

I, too, want to re-create
A look, a life, and I really like
This sequin vest (What a find!)
That spirit cat (One of a kind!)
A Cuckoo clock (Can it be fixed?)
Yeah, I’d love to hear it sing again!
Sing “I’m still here!”

Now Wolverine is looking mean
Next to the bucolic winter scene
On a popcorn tin. Can I go in?
I’d like to taste those times again

I’m a has-been with broken dreams
In a broken house filled with broken things
But I can glue a thing or two
And approximate the brand new

When I die, donate my eyes
Someone may see what I truly like:
Green sea glass (What a find!)
Schwinn Stingray (One of a kind!)
A small engine (Can it be fixed?)
Yeah, I’d love to hear it growl again!
Wake up the neighborhood
Sing “I’m still here!”

Will I replace it?
Or reframe it?
Or re-arrange it?
Or just reclaim it?
X3

Behold this worn and weary shirt
Tyed and dyed and it comes alive
(Is that right?) Right, as a rain!
(Is it true?) Truly, I tell you!
(What about me?) Just look around!
All these things just want to sing for you!
Sing “I’m still here!”

A special thanks to Chester Creek Books for hosting our video shoot!
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