You don’t ask me to speak. You never expect my opinion. I was your second child In a runaway marriage. I suppose I loved you once,
I sing of a new carol Which starts silly giggles As a speeding blue carriage Runs merrily through the dark.
I could hop on a train. Grow akin to the screaming and whi… Where would I go? Far from here, from cold. Tell my parents my love,
She fell like rain, Like a bird, Like a comet chasing light, Like a star dropping from the nigh… Like a stone in water,
Not as ardent as before. I’m tired. Slowing down, A tail growing heavier and longer With each day.
Walking by at night, I saw the falling snow Tumble down like sleep. God, how could you be So cruel as to give
There’s always a morning, But there’s the night, too. Every faith has a savior, But the devil always follows suit. There will be spring,
I wish I could tell my brother That I loved him, But the words are tight in my thro… And I’m a coward. I wish I didn’t say “thank you”
Nights of chuckling After no jokes And Dancing without nerves Become me
You’re horrible, And I hate you. But this is me. I’m the only person That I can’t escape.
I am a plummeting plane. I see the clouds go past, And I close my eyes, sometimes, But I still feel where I’m going. Sometimes, I feel that
Touch me for real. Touch me in your mind And all over my body With your chapped hands. Let your eyes undress me.
A seagull carried me away one day And took me to a secret island hid… I laughed at the waves and splashe… I even wrote notes to go with a so… The seagull was leaving and waved…
You are the best thing Because things like that do not co… You are my moon and sun Because you make my days real. You are my best friend,
With him, It’s like there were no scars. There are no sheepish looks No burning shame. There was no John