My apartment is hosting a bunch of people for Thanksgiving tomorrow, and while a lot of the cooking will happen then, there’s some initial preparation that’s already happening. And, well, we’ve already managed to fill our apartment with smoke once. My bet’s on at least three times total between now and Friday.
Joking around our first time of smoke-filling inspired this lovely Thanksgiving parody of Let It Go. Please forgive the bumps in rhythm that happen every few measures; it’s a joke, not a music masterpiece. But I do hope it eases the pain of all of you who are also elbow-deep in giblets or knee-deep in powder sugar mess.
Let It Burn
The cake glows white on the counter tonight
not a helper to be seen.
A kitchen of isolation,
and it looks I’ve got to clean.
The oven starts a-beeping like the swirling alarm inside
Couldn’t turn it off;
Heaven knows I’ve tried.
Don’t let them in,
don’t let them see.
Be the arsonist you’ve got to be!
Grab mitts don’t feel,
don’t let them know –
but the smoke shows!
Let it burn! Let it burn;
can’t salvage it anymore.
Let it burn, let it burn.
Turn and slam that oven door.
I don’t care
what relatives say.
Let the fire rage on,
the burn never bothered me anyway.
It’s funny how apoxia
makes everything breathe small,
and the fears that once controlled me
don’t register at all.
It’s time to see what glass can do,
to test the limits and heat through.
No right, no left, no escape for me.
I blaze!
Let it burn, let it burn.
I am one with the ash and smoke.
Let is burn, let it burn –
you’ll never see leftovers.
Turkey brands,
and turkey flames.
Let the fire rage on!
The ashes flurry through the air onto the ground.
The turkey’s spiraling in burning white meat all around.
And one thought then condenses like a smoky blast –
Next year no relatives come back, the past is in the past!
Let it burn! Let it burn!
Till it breaks the fire alarm!
Let it burn! Let it burn!
The whole damn meal is gone!
Turkey brands
and turkey flames.
Let the fire rage on!
The burn never bothered me anyway.
Quill Aquiver 