On the edge of a curbside cliff A red tipped cane A higher pitch A head canted slightly and straining for sounds of Oncoming traffic while filtering
It?s the sin not the sinner I?d insisted out loud to keep my hands clean But the line often blurred when it was there at all, often disappearing In church
my way through the crowd to the quiet street My ears won?t stop ringing I loved you once but I had to leave It?s what I tell myself at night Before I
I?m living it up in a back stage room Chasing the sleep from exhausted eyes Each moment enthroned and paraded through streets We wave and we scream as
The coffee spilled, an unsteady table, Drying ring that gets darker at the edge The sleep that lingers long in my red eyes Creases from my bed Still
Fast lane with the stereo loud Crashes hard in the back of your throat Monotone at the bus stop A single line feeling so lost In all the rooms that
The window?s a mirror when the sun is a light bulb There?s some beer in the fridge it?ll help take the edge off But if the last one was emptied out last
The red tinted cardboard turns green as the cars pull away A rinsed out fast food fountain cup holds the answers for change It?s not very much but it
Buying boxes, bubble wrap, and packaging tape Emptying all the drawers out and throwing away The coupons expired, the ticket ignored There?s no need